Tour boat with 26 on board missing off Japanese coast
No survivors found so far after ship made a distress call in the early afternoon
Homes remain without power after 7.3 quake off Fukushima
Two people confirmed dead and more than 100 injured as tsunami warning cancelled
At least 27 people feared dead in fire at clinic in Japan
Police in Osaka investigate suspected arson, media say, after man seen spilling liquid on floor
A princess is set to be wed, but it’s no fairy tale
Princess Mako of Japan must leave royalty behind to marry her college sweetheart
Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida to call snap election
Former foreign minister surprises pundits by opting to seek early mandate from voters
Japan’s ruling party elects centrist Fumio Kishida as new prime minister
Former foreign minister considered a moderate but adopted tough line against China in election campaign
Two die in Japan after shots from contaminated Moderna vaccines
Use of 1.63m doses halted after distributor received reports of contaminants in some vials
Roads and buildings submerged as torrential rain lashes Japan
Three people feared dead after landslide as record levels of rain fall
Tokyo train attack leaves 10 injured as man arrested for multiple stabbings
Random burst of violence unrelated to ongoing Olympic Games, broadcaster says
Covid-19: Under 40s should get choice of vaccine, say UK officials
Move comes as Germany decides to allow use of AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
Irish Olympians asking not what their country can do for them
Athletes keep their eye on the prize as they eschew the negativity that drags others down
North Korea fires more rockets in latest challenge to Biden
Missiles reached altitude of 60km before crashing into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone
Israel Covid rate down 96% among those who received both Pfizer shots
World round-up: Argentinian minister told to resign after organising vaccine for journalist
Coronavirus: Netherlands finally begins Covid-19 vaccinations
World wrap: Balkans feel abandoned as vaccinations kick off in Europe
Coronavirus: UK variant discovered in US in man with no travel history
World wrap: China gives approval to vaccine developed by state-owned company
Typhoon Haishen hits Japan with high winds and power outages
Residents evacuated amid warnings of record rainfall and unprecedented wind
Coronavirus: Tokyo’s nightclubs and hostess bars to be paid to close
Move after Japan’s capital records highest daily cases – 224 – since pandemic began
Japan flooding: Search for survivors continues after mudslides
Fourteen presumed dead while dozens remain missing in southern part of country
Coronavirus: US scientist says ‘don’t count’ on vaccine as global cases pass 5 million
Haseltine says best way to manage pandemic is with infection tracking and strict isolation
Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31st
Prime minister says people will need to adopt a ‘new lifestyle’ for the coronavirus era
Coronavirus: US confirmed Covid-19 cases surpass one million
World round-up: France and Spain announce gradual easing of lockdown
Japan's Abe pressed to pay out more cash as coronavirus hits economy
The government announced a nearly $1trn stimulus package last week
Coronavirus: Spain’s death toll rises by record 838 overnight to 6,528
World round-up: 1,228 people dead in UK;Italy reports 756 fatalities; German cases rise
Coronavirus: The good news and the good news to be wary of
Here amid the gloom are some positive developments. However, there are caveats
Coronavirus: Almost 200 deaths in Italy as cases surge globally
World ‘on the verge’ of 100,000 confirmed cases, says World Health Organization chief
World in ‘uncharted territory’ as coronavirus deaths pass 3,000
Deaths in Italy jump to 52 while government calls for murder inquiry in South Korea
BOJ reassurance on coronavirus bolsters speculation of global action
Bank of Japan governor said financial markets have made “unstable movements”
Life on the run proving expensive for Carlos Ghosn
Cost of his escape included $14m in forfeited bail and operation to leave Japan could have cost $15m
Ghosn masterminded escape from Japan via discreet airport lounge
Former Nissan executive faced trial in Japan for financial misconduct
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn
Ousted Nissan chairman recently fled to Lebanon to escape ‘rigged’ justice system
Japanese arson suspect claimed studio stole his novel, media say
Suspect named by police after attack on Kyoto animation studio that left 33 dead
Animation fans pay respects at Japan studio ravaged by arson
Mourners gather at the edge of police cordon around charred building as man detained
Eight hurt as van drives into Tokyo pedestrians
Incident happened shortly after midnight on Monday in a popular tourist area
Tokyo court decides not to extend Carlos Ghosn’s detention
Nissan’s ousted chairman could soon be released from jail
Rescuing and electricity restoration continue on earthquake-hit Hokkaido
About 5,000 spend night in evacuation centres after latest natural disaster in Japan
Japan’s heatwave death toll climbs to 80
Officials propose emergency measures as they urge citizens to stay indoors
Death toll rises to 66 in Japan after torrential rains
More than 60 people are missing, 100 in hospital and 1000 stranded in Kurashiki city
Euro near six-month lows, Asian shares dip on Italy woes
Spanish prime minister faces confidence vote
Warning over rocks flying out of Japan’s ‘James Bond’ volcano
Major eruptions recorded at Mount Shinmoedake, which featured in ‘You Only Live Twice’
Over €400m worth of virtual money stolen in cryptocurrency hack
Trading exchange Coincheck confirms theft of hundreds of millions in hack
Avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts in Japan
One man killed and at least 11 injured when rocks rained down on skiers at resort
In a word . . . work
Then there were those secular Freudian sanctifications of work as sublimated lust
Suspect in Japanese serial killing ‘kept victims in cold storage’
Police say Takahiro Shiraishi (27) has confessed to killing and dismembering nine people
Man arrested after ‘multiple’ dismembered bodies found in Japan flat
Suspect (27) says he cut up bodies and hid them in coolers covered in cat litter
North Korea’s calculated missile launch shakes Japan out of bed
Range of Friday’s missile shows Pyongyang’s capacity for destruction steadily improving
North Korea fires missile over northern Japan
Japanese government says it will respond firmly to ‘unprecedented threat’ from Pyongyang
Nomura picks Frankfurt as EU headquarters
The brokerage is expected to transfer fewer than 100 employees from London
Bodies found in search of collision damaged US destroyer
The USS Fitzgerald collided with container ship south of Tokyo Bay
Apple reportedly considering bid for Toshiba chip business
Tech giant said to be keen to take stake of more than 20 per cent in troubled firm
Apple fined in Japan for under-reporting earnings sent to Ireland
iTunes unit ordered to pay €105 million by local authorities in Tokyo
Man who killed 19 in Japan knife attack had threatened disabled
Satoshi Uematsu (26) wrote: ‘My goal is a world in which the severely disabled can be euthanised’
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate “in a few years”
Emperor Hirohito’s successor spent much of his reign working to heal wounds of second World War
Japanese election likely curtain-raiser for constitutional reform
Unshackling Japan from its pacifist constitution is PM Shinzo Abe’s lifelong obsession
Japanese boy abandoned in forest by parents found alive
Yamato Tanooka (7) found unharmed six days after being left on forest road as a punishment
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