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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

Utsunomiya, Tochigi Pref., Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–Safety monitoring may have not been adequate in the work to remove weeds on railway tracks at a station in eastern Japan a week ago, during which four workers died after being hit by an incoming

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)–The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Level 5 emergency rain warnings to some municipalities in the central prefectures of Toyama and Ishikawa on Thursday morning. The emergency warnings, issued at 6:20 a.m., cover the city of Himi in Toyama,

(Adnkronos) – A Ukrainian attack against a regular bus in the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine has caused the death of nine people. This was stated by the head of the pro-Russian administration of Luhansk, Leonid Pasechnik. “Following a horrific attack, eight

(Adnkronos) – 403 people are reported missing in Nepal. Among them, 341 are foreigners. This was confirmed by the Nepal Tourism Board in the latest update reported by the BBC. Among the missing, Nepalese authorities further specify, there are 200 women. The

(Adnkronos) – At least 50 people were injured in Noain, northern Spain, after some fireworks exploded among the crowd during the inauguration of the patron saint festival dedicated to San Miguel. Three men aged 41, 53, and 54 sustained burns and were