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Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.7 magnitude quake

The Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures could see a tsunami of up to 1 meter (3.2 feet), the agency added.

The 6th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters hold a joint military drill with the US B-52 bomber over Sea of Japan, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and on December 10, 2025, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on December 11, 2025. Photo: Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/Handout via REUTERS

US bombers join Japanese jets in show of force after China–Russia drills: Tokyo

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Is a bigger quake coming? What Japan's experts are actually saying

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Migration to Japan jumps nearly threefold amid push for lucrative labour market

Traffic is restricted on a road following the issuance of a tsunami warning in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, December 9, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

Japan lifts tsunami warning after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

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Powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast

Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sails through the Miyako Strait near Okinawa on its way to the Pacific in this handout photo taken by Japan Self-Defense Forces and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan on April 4, 2021. Photo: Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via REUTERS/File Photo

Chinese carrier holds air drills as Tokyo, Beijing trade barbs

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Japan turns to new technology as dementia cases surge

Pictured above is the latest offering from Jacaon: the Life Shield Container. The company also has a nickname for the product, though: the Kumacon, or “bear container.”. Photo: Collected

When bears attack: Japan rolls out Kumacon, the ultimate bear bunker

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with US President Donald Trump, at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato

'Extremely good friends': Japan PM touts Trump bond after first talks since China dispute

A historic stance against the sumo ring’s ban on women. Photo: UNB

Japan’s first female prime minister confronts long-standing ban on women entering the sumo ring

A customer looks around seafood at a shop in Tokyo, Japan 19 November 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japanese seafood caught up in escalating diplomatic dispute with China

A Chinese tourist group stands near the Sensoji temple in Tokyo. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Japan counts cost of China's travel boycott as tensions flare