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Man arrested after stabbing eight and injuring seven at Japanese rubber factory

The department told The Associated Press that five of the people who were stabbed were in serious condition but other details were not available.

Updated 3 days ago

The 38-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder at the factory. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK

Japan’s former Emperor Akihito marks 92nd birthday as health stabilises

Akihito has held the title of emperor emeritus since his father’s abdication in 2019.

Updated 6 days ago

The 38-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder at the factory. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK

New bio-plastic decomposes rapidly in seawater, study finds

Updated 12 days ago

A bag made using the new material. PIC COURTESY/RIKEN

Hiroshima atomic bomb victim identified after nearly 80 years through DNA

Updated 13 days ago

Smoke over Hiroshima; (right) Hatsue Kajiyama. PICS COURTESY/National Archives of Japan

6.7 quake triggers tsunami advisory in northeast Japan; no immediate damage

Updated 18 days ago

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Tsunami hits coastal areas; authorities warn of aftershocks in northeast Japan

Updated 21 days ago

"Tsunami warning issued for central Hokkaido’s Pacific Coast" flashes over the live footage. (Pic/AFP)

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Japan–China tensions rise after Chinese jets lock radar on Japanese fighters

Updated 22 days ago

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi with Australia’s Richard Marles. Pic/AP/PTI

‘Indian women’s boxing can make history at LA’: Santiago Nieva

Updated 27 days ago

Santiago Nieva (left) during a training session earlier this year. Pic/Boxing Federation of India

Japanese company unveils automatic ‘human washing machine’ that washes and dries

Updated 29 days ago

Mirai Human Washing Machine. PIC/Getty Images

Deaflympics 2025: Disability couldn’t stop her from shooting to win!

Updated 29 days ago

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