Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida claimed to have come to an agreement with the United States that US troops stationed in Japan should avoid unnecessary outings after they were accused of spreading Covid-19 to locals. Kishida told the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) on Sunday that the government had “agreed with …
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The 24-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly stabbing 17 people on a train heading toward Shinjuku, the world’s busiest train station. The Tokyo Fire Department told AP that three of the 17 victims were seriously injured. The suspect also doused parts of the train car with a …
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The suspect doused parts of the train car with an unspecified liquid and set it on fire at around 8pm local time on Sunday, according to Japanese state-owned news organization NHK citing witnesses. The incident took place in the Tokyo prefecture of Chofu on a moving train, which was headed …
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The national government of Japan offered a rare formal apology to the mayor of Ginowan over the actions of US troops stationed in the city. Officials from the Defense Ministry and the Environment Ministry visited Okinawa this week to discuss the dumping of wastewater from the US Marine Corps Air …
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It wasn’t long after Andrejczyk won her silver medal, realizing a lifelong ambition along the way, that she knew she wanted to do something more than let it gather dust in a display case on her mantle. Shortly after the 25-year-old returned home, Andrejczyk announced that she wanted to use her medal …
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Whether there was joy or despair for the athletes at the center of it, every day of the Games seemed to surface more surprises, with the eyes of the world on the mid-pandemic action in a country whose people had been somewhat reluctant to host an influx of sporting entourages. …
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These will forever be known as the ‘Pandemic Games’, played out in the shadow of Covid one year later than planned. Better late than never, some might say; others would argue these were the Games that never should have happened at all. But go ahead they did, and in …
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“I have been wanting to kill happy-looking women for the past six years. Anyone would have been OK,” said the suspect, Yusuke Tsushima, 36, Japanese media reported, citing police sources. Tsushima was further quoted as saying that he had chosen a rapid express Odakyu Electric Railway train because the passengers …
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Lasitskene went over at a height of 2.04m to edge out Australian rival Nicola McDermott, who managed 2.02m, and Ukrainian teenager Yaroslava Mahuchikh, whose best effort was 2.00m. The gold for Lasitskene cemented her dominance as the best female competitor in her sport in recent years, and meant she added a …
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The attack took place on an Odakyu Electric Railway line late on Friday in Tokyo’s southwestern suburb of Setagaya. One of the victims was gravely injured after getting stabbed multiple times, local media reported citing police sources. Immediately after the incident, the train stopped between two stations, with the suspect …
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