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(Adnkronos) – Over 1,300 people are missing and at least 165 have been confirmed dead following floods and landslides on the border between Nepal and Tibet. The Nepalese emergency management agency reported this, specifying that the toll is still provisional and that

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The official campaign period began on Thursday for the Sept. 13 gubernatorial election for Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. The focus is whether the Liberal Democratic Party will be able to retake the helm of the

Narashino, Chiba Pref., Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–A consortium of Japanese companies has launched a data center to train physical artificial intelligence on human tasks for deploying humanoid robots in factories and logistics operations. The facility in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo,

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Imperial Household Agency is considering a plan for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit in late September the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, which was struck by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake a month ago, informed sources said Thursday.

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency heavy rain warnings to some municipalities in the central prefectures of Toyama and Ishikawa on Thursday morning. Torrential rain started pummeling the Noto Peninsula area in central Japan early Thursday.

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, known for her polka-dot motifs, died on Aug. 14, it was learned Thursday. She was 97. Kusama was born in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, in 1929. After moving to the United States

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry has started discussions on exempting hunters from hunting tax as a special measure amid increasing bear attack cases across the country, Jiji Press has learned. The tax relief, aimed at easing the financial burden on

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Environment Ministry has started discussions on exempting hunters from hunting tax as a special measure amid increasing bear attack cases across the country, Jiji Press has learned. The tax relief, aimed at easing the financial burden on

New Delhi, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Nepalese tourism authorities said that 403 tourists, including five Japanese nationals, have been unaccounted for after flooding caused by a landslide in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Wednesday. According to Nepalese police, the death toll from

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–A group of lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a set of measures to help reconstruct the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, hit hard by a powerful earthquake about a month ago. Handing the proposal to