Author: Mari Yamaguchi
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Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at a Tokyo literary event
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Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short story “Kaho,” read aloud by bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami himself
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Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket reaches orbit in a key test after failed debut last year
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Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global space race
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Japan space agency says test flight for new flagship rocket is rescheduled for Saturday
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Japan’s space agency says its new flagship H3 rocket will have a second test flight on Saturday, two days after an originally planned liftoff was postponed due to a bad weather forecast at the launch site in southwestern Japan
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Bad weather forces Japan’s space agency to delay launch of second test-flight of flagship rocket
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Japan’s space agency has postponed the second test flight of its new flagship rocket H3 series planned for this week because of bad weather forecast at the launch site
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Japan court approves a transgender man’s request for legal recognition without needing surgery
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A court in western Japan has approved a transgender man’s request to have his gender changed in official records without undergoing sterilization surgery
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A pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan has apparently safely escaped
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Japanese officials say a pod of killer whales that was trapped in drift ice off the northern main island of Hokkaido, prompting concern from environmental groups, has apparently safely escaped
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Ukrainian in Japan returns home to help parents, country
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TOKYO • As millions of Ukrainians fled their country, a longtime Tokyo resident did the opposite. Sasha Kaverina left her life in Japan and rushed to Ukraine to rescue her parents after a Russian missile hit their apartment building. Kaverina’s main goal in returning was to get her parents out of their hometown of Kharkiv,…
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Cleanup begins after 7.4 quake shakes north Japan, killing 4
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TOKYO • Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. The region is part of an area devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that…
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7.3 earthquake hits northern Japan
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TOKYO • A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years…
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Japan to lift all coronavirus emergency steps nationwide
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TOKYO • Japan’s government announced Tuesday that the coronavirus state of emergency will end this week to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually “in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the virus.” He said…