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UPD – Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot (videos)
The NHK broadcaster and the Kyodo news agency reported Abe’s death on Friday
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Fans banned
Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa spoke to the Japanese news agency Kyodo
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Turkey expresses grief over landslide in Japan
Turkey on July 3 expressed grief over widespread destruction caused by a massive landslide after heavy rains in Japan.
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Death toll rises after Japan earthquake
A woman reacts near flowers near the site where a concrete wall at an elementary school fell onto the street and killed a 9-year-old, in Takatsuki, Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Shohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP
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'Oldest person at world' dies aged 117
A Japanese woman born in the final year of the 19th century and believed to have been the world's oldest person died on April 21, Kyodo news agency said. She was 117.
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Half of live dolphins caught in Japan exported despite hunt outcry
About half of live dolphins caught in the Japanese coastal town of Taiji were exported to China and other countries despite global criticism of the hunting technique used, a news report has said.
The so-called "drive hunt" method has been criticized overseas as cruel and Japanese zoos and aquariums were recently forced to vow not to buy animals caught with the controversial fishing.