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Japan's intense trucker shortage may inspire a drastic solution — a giant conveyer belt between cities
Test runs of the automated cargo transport corridor are expected to begin in 2027 or early 2028.
Mikhaila Friel
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The CEO of optics giant Olympus has resigned after accusations he bought illegal drugs, sending its shares plummeting
Olympus' shares slid almost 6% in Tokyo Monday after it was announced that Stefan Kaufmann had resi…
Nora Redmond
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Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan
Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain i…
Matthew Loh
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Japan's prime minister is resigning, under pressure from scandal
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would quit as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, …
Kieran Corcoran
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The Olympics is reportedly losing its largest sponsor over concerns the IOC is not doing enough to support the athletes
Toyota will reportedly end its lucrative sponsorship deal with the IOC after the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Cork Gaines
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Japan is sending a 'sugar baby' to prison for 9 years for defrauding men out of $1M and selling a manual on how to do it
Japanese 'sugar baby' Mai Watanabe was sentenced to 9 years in prison for defrauding men on dating …
Joshua Zitser
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An 'intoxicated' passenger bit an attendant on a flight from Japan to Seattle, forcing the plane to turn around
An American man on an All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to Seattle bit a cabin crew member, caus…
Joshua Zitser
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Video appears to show passengers shouting inside a Japan Airlines plane as it tried to land while engulfed in flames amid earthquake chaos
A Japan Airlines plane was in flames as it landed on a runway in Tokyo. All 379 crew and passengers…
Tom Porter
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Radioactive material leaks detected at Japan's nuke fuel research facility
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has confirmed the detection of radioactive material leaks in …
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What it was like inside the burning Japan Airlines plane from the passengers who survived
Passengers shared what it was like to escape the crashed Japan Airlines flight. Everyone on board m…
Natalie Musumeci
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Japan is paying families $7,700 per child to move out of Tokyo as the country battles population decline
The new incentive comes on top of the $23,000 Japanese families can receive if they start a busines…
Matthew Loh
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What we know about the Japan Airlines plane crash
Everyone on Japan Airlines Flight 516 survived the crash, while five Coast Guard members in the oth…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Japanese company will sell whale meat in vending machines for as low as $8 — the average price for a pound of bacon in the US
Kyodo Senpaku Co.'s vending machine sells whale meat in many forms, from sashimi and steak to bacon…
Lloyd Lee
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A 100-person fistfight broke out at a restaurant in a Tokyo skyscraper when a gang met to celebrate a member getting out of prison: reports
The 100 customers are believed to be members of a local gang that booked out the entire restaurant,…
Matthew Loh
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'Sushi terrorism' is spreading as pranksters lick food, utensils in Japan's conveyor belt restaurants
Videos garnering tens of millions of views show customers licking utensils or soy sauce bottles, or…
Aaron McDade
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'More than 50% chance' China will invade Taiwan in the next 10 years, says former US national security adviser
Matthew Pottinger previously said China's Xi Jinping is preparing his nation for war, building fiel…
Matthew Loh
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The police are searching for clues after a man's decapitated body was found in a Japanese love hotel
The man was found dead in a love hotel in Sapporo, Japan — a motel that offers hourly rates f…
Marielle Descalsota
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A Japanese airline was forced to cancel its $50 fare promotion after its site crashed immediately after the tickets went on sale
Japan Airlines' promotion of a flat rate of $48 for adults and $36 for children for one-way domesti…
Bianca Giacobone
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Japan's 'sushi terrorism' spree has led to 2 more arrests by the nation's police force
Japan's 'sushi terrorism' has led to a viral, unhygienic prank of mishandling sushi on conveyor bel…