Students hospitalized after lightening strike at Japan football match

Students hospitalized after lightening strike at Japan football match

One person is in a serious condition after lightening hit a football game in Japan. Seventeen others have also been hospitalized after being struck during a practice match in the country’s southwest. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

April 4, 2024 15

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Ekakamo lyevi lya holoka mo Taiwan

Aantu ya 7 oya hulitha omanga ya konda 700 yeehamekelwa mekakamo lyevi nena mo Taiwan. Ekakamo lyevi olya yonagula omatungo noondjila nolyuuvika wo mo Phillipines nomo Japan. Oshikondo shiiponga yopaulumompumbwe oshati ekakamo lyevi ndika olina oonkondo,li vulithe pwaandyoka lya holokele mu Sept 1999 noku dhipaga aantu ya thika 2 400,kwali lya vihwa noo Magnitude 7.6. Ekakamo lyevi lyanene olya vihwa noo Magnitude 7.4 lya holoka ongula yonena lopotundi onti 08h00.

April 3, 2024 19

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Japan condemns N Korea missile launch

Japan is condemning North Korea following a ballistic missile launch. The missile flew 650 kilometers before landing short of Japanese waters. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

April 2, 2024 43

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North Korea rejects talk of talks with Japan

North Korea is rejecting any possibility of a meeting between Kim Jong Un and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, according to state news agency KCNA. It comes a day after reports that Pyongyang had received a summit request from Japan. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

March 27, 2024 42

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Japan and US to upgrade military pact

The US and Japan are expected to announce a major security pact update when leaders from the two countries meet in Washington next month, according to the Financial Times. Reports expect it to be the biggest security upgrade in 60 years as both countries look to counter China’s military positioning in the region. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

March 25, 2024 13

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Toward a World Without Nuclear Weapons

At the United Nations, the 13th conference on facilitating the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Sept. 22, 2023. The essayist, the foreign minister of Japan, will preside over a UN Security Council session on March 18, concentrating on working toward a nuclear-free world by building on the momentum from the G7 Hiroshima Summit in 2023. UN PHOTO Prospects for a world without nuclear weapons are […]

March 19, 2024 20

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High court in Sapporo rules Japan ban on marriage equality ‘unconstitutional’…

A High Court in Japan has ruled a national ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional. It upheld a decision by a lower court but did not award the 40-thousand dollars in compensation for emotional damage plaintiffs were seeking. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

March 15, 2024 8

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The UN Security Council Is Struggling ‘Day by Day,’ Japan Says

Secretary-General António Guterres, left, and Kazuyuki Yamazaki, permanent representative of Japan and president of the Security Council for March, before a recent meeting on Sudan and South Sudan. Only three months in the UN post, Yamakazi leads the Council on a range of crises this month, from the wars in Gaza and Ukraine to conflicts in parts of Africa, as Japan also highlights its own two signature debates: building peace […]

March 13, 2024 14

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IAEA head inspects ALPs discharge site at Fukushima

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he’s satisfied with Japan’s handling of the release of treated, nuclear contaminated wastewater from Fukushima. He is inspecting the discharge site on Wednesday, his first visit since Japan began the project in August.

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