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Rescue workers in Japan are beginning a desperate search for survivors after dozens were left dead or missing following widespread flash flooding triggered by record rainfall on the southern island of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's governor and her political rival, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have agreed to cooperate on handling the coronavirus outbreak to safely hold the Olympics next year. ( read original story ...)

Nearly 40 people were feared dead as torrential rains continued to hit Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, with river banks at risk of bursting on Monday morning and new evacuation orders put in ... ( read original story ...)

Oyo cuts its regional presence by closing offices in provincial centers Sapporo, Sendai, Nagano, Hiroshima and Omiya at the end of June, says Ryota Tanozaki.It is also looking to downsize its Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

At least 50 people have been killed after the river Kuma in Kyushu burst its banks, triggering floods and mudslides ... ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa police on Sunday arrested a 53-year-old man over the alleged fatal stabbing of his brother at their residence in Yokohama City ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s gubernatorial election tends to attract a colorful array of candidates. They included Masayuki Hiratsuka, who campaigned under the slogan: “Corona is just a cold,” and Taro Yamamoto, who ... ( read original story ...)

Rescue workers in Japan on Monday combed through the wreckage of houses shattered by deadly floods and landslides in a desperate search for survivors as the death toll rose and more torrential rain ... ( read original story ...)

The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan's southern island of Kyushu rose to 20 on Sunday, with 14 people missing, NHK public TV said. ( read original story ...)

Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and mudslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued. ( read original story ...)

Yuriko Koike was re-elected Tokyo governor on Sunday, according to an exit poll released by public broadcaster NHK, after winning over voters with her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

Yuriko Koike has received high marks for her visible presence during the pandemic, but the coronavirus’s resurgence has raised anxiety in the Japanese capital. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has won a second term to head the Japanese capital. Koike was buoyed to the win in Sunday's election by public support for her coronavirus handling despite a recent rise in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Voters in Tokyo re-elected incumbent Yuriko Koike as their next governor, public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday, citing its exit poll, as the Japanese capital grapples with the ... ( read original story ...)

About 34 people are either confirmed or feared dead -- including 14 at a nursing home -- after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, authorities said Sunday. Rescuers were ... ( read original story ...)

Fourteen victims were found in one nursing home which was inundated after a nearby river broke its banks. The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent ... ( read original story ...)