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Manga Doomsday Prediction Spooks Tourists To Japan
Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged. Arrivals from Hong Kong fell by 11%.
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Japan’s Economic Rebound Fails to Dispel Concerns Over Momentum
Increase in exports was weaker in scale than the previous quarter’s fall, suggesting that China’s slowdown is weighing on trade.
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Earthquake of 5.9 Magnitude Strikes off Japan: US Agency
An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck off Japan's northeast coast today. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan
A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.
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Japan Sees 50 Per Cent Chance of El Nino Re-Emerging by Summer
Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday it sees about a 50 percent chance that an El Nino weather pattern, linked to heavy rainfall in some regions and drought in others, may re-emerge by summer after it subsided over spring.
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Manga Doomsday Prediction Spooks Tourists To Japan
Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan's tourism boom, with some airlines cancelling flights from Hong Kong where passengers numbers have plunged. Arrivals from Hong Kong fell by 11%.
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Japan’s Economic Rebound Fails to Dispel Concerns Over Momentum
Increase in exports was weaker in scale than the previous quarter’s fall, suggesting that China’s slowdown is weighing on trade.
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Earthquake of 5.9 Magnitude Strikes off Japan: US Agency
An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude struck off Japan's northeast coast today. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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Tsunami Warning After 6.6 Magnitude Quake in Japan
A tsunami as big as one metre (three feet) was reportedly forecast to hit islands in Japan's far south today after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Taiwan.
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Japan Sees 50 Per Cent Chance of El Nino Re-Emerging by Summer
Japan's weather bureau said on Tuesday it sees about a 50 percent chance that an El Nino weather pattern, linked to heavy rainfall in some regions and drought in others, may re-emerge by summer after it subsided over spring.
