Author: Mari Yamaguchi
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Suga wins party vote, all but assuring election as Japan PM
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TOKYO • Japan’s Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man. Suga bowed deeply several times when the results were announced, as fellow governing party lawmakers applauded in parliament’s more powerful lower house. He was also confirmed in the upper house. Suga, who was chief Cabinet…
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Livestock ship carrying 42 crew sinks off Japan’s coast
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TOKYO • Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship that a survivor said sank with 42 crew members aboard during rough weather off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said. A Filipino crew member was rescued late Wednesday after Japanese navy P-3C surveillance aircraft spotted him wearing a life vest and waving…
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Passengers leave ship docked off Japan after quarantine ends
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YOKOHAMA, Japan • About 500 passengers left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Wednesday at the end of a much-criticized two-week quarantine aboard the vessel that failed to stop the spread of the new virus among passengers and crew. The quarantine’s flop was underlined as Japanese authorities announced 79 more cases, bringing the total on…
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Americans trade one quarantine for another
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TOKYO • Americans Cheryl and Paul Molesky decided to trade one coronavirus quarantine for another. The couple from Syracuse, N.Y., made the decision to cut short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in the port of Yokohama, near Tokyo, to be flown back to the United States. But they knew that if…
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Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies
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BEIJING • Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that’s been quarantined in Yokohama harbor while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat. Two…
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Renault board meets after arrest of CEO Ghosn in Japan
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PARIS • Carlos Ghosn will remain chairman and CEO of Renault despite being detained in Japan on allegations he misused assets of partner Nissan Motor Co. and under-reported millions of dollars in income. The French carmaker’s board of directors announced its decision after an emergency meeting in Paris on Tuesday. The board, however, said it…
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Pompeo seeks allied unity in dealing with North Korea
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TOKYO • America’s top diplomat left Tokyo for Pyongyang on Sunday after pledging that the U.S. will coordinate with allies Japan and South Korea on efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. On the eve of his fourth visit to North Korea, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saturday with Japanese…
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Photos: Strong typhoon slams western Japan; airport flooded
TOKYO — A powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, causing heavy rain to flood the region’s main international airport and strong winds to blow a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel and leaving thousands stranded. The storm left at least two people dead. Jebi, reportedly the strongest typhoon to make…
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Skiers injured by flying rocks during Japanese volcano eruption
TOKYO — Twelve people, including eight soldiers, skiing on the slopes of a volcano in central Japan were injured Tuesday by flying rocks during a sudden eruption, officials said. One soldier later died. The eight soldiers were in a group of 30 who were undergoing ski training when they were hit by the volcanic rocks,…
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Big questions in US warship’s collision with container ship
TOKYO (AP) — Days after a fatal collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a merchant container ship, little information has emerged to explain how it could have happened. As the families of seven American sailors mourn their losses, here’s a look at what we know, and what we don’t: ___ Q. WHAT HAPPENED? A.…