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    World At least 49 killed, 48 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan – Reuters News

    TOKYO (Reuters) – Forty nine people have been killed and 48 are unaccounted for in western and central Japan as torrential rain pounds the area, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million evacuated from their homes. Japan’s Meteorological Agency retained special...
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    Sports Japan boss blasts ‘World Cup haters’ – Nation News

    Japan's football chief took aim at critics of the Blue Samurai on Thursday after the team's World Cup return and confirmed he was on the lookout for a new coach. JFA president Kozo Tashima told... read more via Daily Nation | Home – https://ift.tt/2tTpvsO Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    World Japanese education official arrested for accepting bribe – Punch Newspapers

    A high-ranking official of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for a personal favour, Tokyo … Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2tUn4G9 Get more World News
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    Sports Japan captain retiring after World Cup dreams dashed – TODAY.NG News

    Agence France-Presse Japan captain Makoto Hasebe has announced his retirement from the national team, on the heels of the squad’s heartbreaking ejection from the World Cup in a match against Belgium. “I have decided to end the chapter of my career with the national team with this tournament,”...
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    Sports Belgium beat Japan 3-2 to reach World Cup quarter-finals – The Guardian Newspaper

    Belgium scored a last-gasp winner to beat Japan on Monday and set up a World Cup quarter-final against Brazil. The match looked set for extra-time after... Read more via The Guardian Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2MIdlKc Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    Sports Belgium v Japan Betting Tips: Latest odds, team news, preview and predictions – Goal.com News

    Our tipster is backing Roberto Martinez’s men to chalk up a convincing win against the Blue Samurai in Monday’s World Cup 2018 last 16 encounter. Belgium go head-to-head with Japan for.... Read more via Goal.com News – https://ift.tt/2KqCwEq Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    World Rocket crashes, bursts into flames seconds after launch in Japan – Yahoo News

    The 2,000-pound, 32-foot MOMO-2 rocket crashed just after 5:30 a.m. local time in Japan, the second failed launch ... Read more via Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines – https://ift.tt/2KAp2BU Get more World News
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    Sports Mane not satisfied despite scoring his 1st World Cup goal – USA Today

    For Sadio Mane, it was a wasted opportunity. The Senegal striker scored the first... Read more via USA Today – https://ift.tt/2Kh6JVv Get More Nigeria Sports News
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    World US urges Japan to halt Iran oil imports: Report – PressTV Media RSS

    Washington has reportedly called on Japan to completely halt oil imports from Iran following new US sanctions against Tehran... Read more via PressTV Media RSS – https://ift.tt/2Ij8T1V Get more World News
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    Sports Japan beat Colombia 2-1 in World Cup Group H opener – Punch Newspapers

    Yuya Osako exacted sweet revenge for Japan on Tuesday as the Blue Samurai beat Colombia 2-1, becoming the first Asian side ever to beat a South American team at the World Cup. Osako’s 73rd-minute winner meant... Read more via Punch Newspapers – https://ift.tt/2yqtoKc Get More Nigeria...
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    World Japan’s royal family visits Russia first time since 1916 – Premium Times Nigeria

    Japan’s Princess Takamado was seen by a Reuters witness in the Russian city of Saransk, where she will watch her national team compete in the soccer World Cup later on Tuesday. She is the first member of Japan’s royal family to visit Russia since 1916, … Read more via Premium Times...
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    World Magnitude 6.1 quake in Japan’s Osaka area kills three, stops factories – Reuters

    TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains, government officials and broadcaster NHK said. No tsunami warning was issued...
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    Japan Wage Growth Falls Back to Trend in April After March Surge – Bloomberg

    Japanese wage data released on Wednesday dimmed hopes that the tightest labor market in decades was finally driving pay increases sharply higher. A 2 percent on-year jump in overall cash earnings.... Read more via Bloomberg – https://ift.tt/2LZunnn Get more World News
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    World’s oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117 – ABC News

    The world’s oldest person has died in southern Japan at the age of 117. An official in the town of Kikai says Nabi Tajima died in a hospital on Saturday shortly before 8 p.m. She had been hospitalized since January. Tajima was born on Aug. 4, 1900, and … Read more via ABC News –...
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    World Embattled Japanese PM Attacks Critics Amid Corruption Allegations – Channels Television

    Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers questions during a budget committee session of the upper house in Tokyo on March 19, 2018. Japan’s embattled prime minister hit back on March 19 at critics over a favouritism and cover-up scandal that has seen his popularity plunge and loosened his...
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    World Japan Holds Competition on How to Dress a Corpse [See PHOTOS]

    A 23-year-old undertaker won a contest at Japan’s biggest funeral expo on Thursday that tested ancient skills in the ritual dressing of the dead. “I practiced every day to prepare for this competition,” said a smiling Rino Terai after her win over three other finalists. “I took videos and made...
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    World Japan's Oldest Porn Queen, Maori Tezuka Retires At 80

    A Japanese porn actress famous for being the country’s oldest has called it quits at the ripe old age of 80. Maori Tezuka, a former opera singer who made her debut in Japan’s flourishing “silver porn” industry at a sprightly 71, blamed her decision partly on a lack of red-blooded Lotharios...
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    World Japan Zoo Kills 57 Snow Monkeys for Carrying 'Invasive Alien Genes'

    Fifty seven snow monkeys in a northern Japan zoo have been put down by lethal injection after it was discovered that they carried the genes of an "invasive alien species". According to the Takagoyama Nature Zoo in Chiba, DNA testing showed the monkeys had been crossbred with the non-indigenous...
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    World Japan's Phone Booth Where People Call The Dead

    Almost 16, 000 people died during the earthquake and tsunami that tore through Japan in 2011. Many communities across the country are yet to recover from the natural disaster. But one coastal Japanese town is dealing with its grief in a unique way—a white telephone booth with glass panels. The...
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    World Trump to Appoint Daughter US Ambassador to Japan?

    Members of the diplomatic circle are worried that US President-elect, Donald Trump may appoint his daughter, Ivanka, as ambassador to Japan. Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump’s landmark first talks with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe show his daughter Ivanka was present; AFP...
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