At least 50 deaths confirmed but officials expect the toll to rise as new heavy rain warnings are issued.
Time running out’: Japan keeps searching for flooding survivors
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At least 20 dead as floods sweep away houses in south Japan
Elderly care home facilities among the buildings swallowed by floodwaters and mudslides.
Japan flooding: Fourteen dead in flooded care home
At least 16 people have died and a dozen are missing on the island of Kyushu amid devastating rains.
16 Dead In Japan As Heavy Rain Triggers Floods, Mudslides: Media
16 dead in Japan as heavy rain triggers floods, mudslides: media
J-League restarts after pandemic halts play for 4 months
Japan’s professional soccer league has restarted after a four-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic
Japan gets football rolling but with no fans in stands
Tokyo (AFP) – Top-flight Japanese football kicked off again on Saturday, but without spectators, following a four-month break because of coronavirus.
Softbank’s baseball team in Japan replaced fans with robots in the stands as the season starts without crowds
Japan delayed its Nippon Professional Baseball season because of the coronavirus. After the state of emergency was lifted in the country, games began again on June 19. Without fans in the stadium, one team put Pepper robots in the stands instead. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. The coronavirus has put most public events, including s […]
J-League restarts after pandemic halts play for 4 months
Japan’s professional soccer league has restarted after a four-month break caused by the coronavirus pandemic
World’s Largest Pension Fund Loses $165 Billion in Worst Quarter
(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest pension fund posted a record loss in the first three months of 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a global market rout in the period.Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund lost 11%, or 17.7 trillion yen ($164.7 billion), in the three months ended March, it said in Tokyo on Friday. The decline in value was the s […]
Jung Yong-hwa of CNBlue: from rocking busker in Japan to multitalented bandleader taking on K-pop in Korea
Few Korean pop stars are lucky to have a career that lasts 10 years, and rarely are they as varied and fruitful as Jung Yong-hwa’s. The multifaceted singer-songwriter-producer-actor has been able to grow in different creative fields, with fans supporting his endeavours all the way. Here’s a look at Jung’s decade in K-pop. His early life Jung Yong-hwa was bor […]
Researchers reveal how a 12th century volcano eruption in Japan led to years of famine in Europe
New research has linked a 12th century European famine to the eruption of a volcano in Japan, fumes from which may have drifted across the Arctic and caused widespread crop failure.
Japan’s economy reopening cautiously, balancing health risks
The government has announced 230 trillion yen ($2 trillion) in stimulus, including help for local businesses and cash handouts of 100,000 yen ($930) per adult to coax consumers into spending.
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