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Massive Fireball Streaks Across Southern Japan, Lighting Up the Night Sky
On Aug. 19, residents of southern Japan witnessed a brilliant fireball streaking across the night sky, lighting up cities from Kagoshima to Osaka. The meteor appeared at 11:08 p.m. local time, glowing green-blue with flashes so bright they rivaled the moon before bursting into orange-red fragments above the Pacific Ocean. Security and dashcam camer...
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Torrential Rains In Japan Cause Flooding, Mudslides, Travel Disruptions
Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued, and several reported missing.
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Astronauts Return To Earth With SpaceX After 5 Months At International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner.
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"Not The Exact Date, But...": Japanese Baba Vanga's July 2025 Tsunami Prophecy Stirs Online Frenzy
In her 1999 manga 'The Future I Saw', Ryo Tatsuki predicted a major disaster in southern Japan on July 5, 2025.
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Nearly 1,600 Earthquakes Hit Japan In 3 Weeks, Dozens Of People Evacuated
Since June 21, the area has experienced as of early Monday what seismologists refer to as a swarm of 1,582 quakes.
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Japan Urges Small Island Residents To Evacuate As 1,000 Quakes Hit Area
Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake on Thursday, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area.
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Villagers In Japan Left Sleepless, Tired After 900 Earthquakes In 2 Weeks
A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, with residents saying they were unable to sleep.
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"Revenge Porn?" Nude Photos Of Dead Japanese Singer On CD Sparks Row
The governor of Kumamoto region in southern Japan, where the singer Aki Yashiro was from, slammed the decision as an "unforgiveable" act in a blog post published Wednesday.
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Opinion | Southern India Has A Problem Similar To Japan, China
A light-hearted comment made by MK Stalin over couples and children, soon after his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu advised people to have more offspring, has revived the debate over delimitation and its impact.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
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Typhoon Makes Landfall On Japanese Island Of Kyushu: Weather Office
A major typhoon made landfall on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, the weather office said.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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"Remains, Wreckage" Found At US Aircraft Crash Site Off Japan
The US military said Monday divers searching for seven missing crew members had found "remains" in waters off southern Japan where a US Osprey aircraft crashed last week.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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Typhoon Khanun Pounds South Japan As 2nd Storm Threatens Tokyo
Heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern Japan on Wednesday as another storm approached from the east to possibly threaten Tokyo just as thousands of people prepare to travel during the peak summer holiday season.
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Massive Fireball Streaks Across Southern Japan, Lighting Up the Night Sky
On Aug. 19, residents of southern Japan witnessed a brilliant fireball streaking across the night sky, lighting up cities from Kagoshima to Osaka. The meteor appeared at 11:08 p.m. local time, glowing green-blue with flashes so bright they rivaled the moon before bursting into orange-red fragments above the Pacific Ocean. Security and dashcam camer...
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Torrential Rains In Japan Cause Flooding, Mudslides, Travel Disruptions
Downpours on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued, and several reported missing.
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Astronauts Return To Earth With SpaceX After 5 Months At International Space Station
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing's Starliner.
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"Not The Exact Date, But...": Japanese Baba Vanga's July 2025 Tsunami Prophecy Stirs Online Frenzy
In her 1999 manga 'The Future I Saw', Ryo Tatsuki predicted a major disaster in southern Japan on July 5, 2025.
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Nearly 1,600 Earthquakes Hit Japan In 3 Weeks, Dozens Of People Evacuated
Since June 21, the area has experienced as of early Monday what seismologists refer to as a swarm of 1,582 quakes.
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Japan Urges Small Island Residents To Evacuate As 1,000 Quakes Hit Area
Japanese authorities urged the 89 residents of a small southern island to evacuate after a strong earthquake on Thursday, the latest of more than 1,000 recent jolts to hit the area.
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Villagers In Japan Left Sleepless, Tired After 900 Earthquakes In 2 Weeks
A remote island chain in southern Japan has been shaken by more than 900 quakes in the last two weeks, with residents saying they were unable to sleep.
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"Revenge Porn?" Nude Photos Of Dead Japanese Singer On CD Sparks Row
The governor of Kumamoto region in southern Japan, where the singer Aki Yashiro was from, slammed the decision as an "unforgiveable" act in a blog post published Wednesday.
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Opinion | Southern India Has A Problem Similar To Japan, China
A light-hearted comment made by MK Stalin over couples and children, soon after his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu advised people to have more offspring, has revived the debate over delimitation and its impact.
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Slams Japan, Multiple Deaths Reported
One of Japan's strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and injuring dozens, local media reported.
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Typhoon Makes Landfall On Japanese Island Of Kyushu: Weather Office
A major typhoon made landfall on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu on Thursday morning, the weather office said.
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Thousands Urged to Evacuate Amid Fears of "Violent" Typhoon in Japan
Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.
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"Remains, Wreckage" Found At US Aircraft Crash Site Off Japan
The US military said Monday divers searching for seven missing crew members had found "remains" in waters off southern Japan where a US Osprey aircraft crashed last week.
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Japan Postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ Rocket Launch Carrying NASA, ESA-Made Satellite, for Third Time
Japan's space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its "Moon Sniper" lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency.
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Typhoon Khanun Pounds South Japan As 2nd Storm Threatens Tokyo
Heavy rain from Typhoon Khanun pounded southern Japan on Wednesday as another storm approached from the east to possibly threaten Tokyo just as thousands of people prepare to travel during the peak summer holiday season.
