TOKYO (XINHUA) – Two men died in a vehicle collision apparently caused by a deer in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local police said yesterday. The police said they received an emergency call on Wednesday saying that a head-on collision had occurred between a minivan and a truck in Shibecha Town, Hokkaido. Three people were […]
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s weather agency warned yesterday of “unprecedented” risks from a “very dangerous” typhoon heading towards the southern Kyushu island, urging residents to take shelter ahead of the storm. Typhoon Nanmadol was producing gusts of up to 270 kilometres an hour and classed as a “violent” storm, the agency’s top level, yesterday. By […]
TOKYO (AP) – Asian benchmarks mostly rose yesterday, as investor optimism got a perk from a rally on Wall Street that’s on track to break a three-week losing streak. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged nearly two per cent in morning trading to 27,964.16. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.8 per cent to 6,783.80. South Korea’s Kospi […]
Mr Abe, dressed in a morning suit and silver tie, was accompanied by a motorcade into the historic shrine, bowing upon arrival before following a Shinto priest into an inner sanctum.
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