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In 1979, Japan released 30 mongooses onto Amami Oshima to kill venomous snakes, and it took 45 years to fix what happened nextJapan's ambitious plan to control venomous snakes on Amami Ōshima with Indian mongooses in 1979 backfired spectacularly. The introduced pre...
Japan flu epidemic: Over 4,000 hospitalised, more than 100 schools shut as experts warn virus may be mutating; Here’s what we know so farJapan flu outbreak: Japan is grappling with an unusually early and severe flu epidemic, leading to widespread hospitalisations and school c...
Heavy rain slams southern Japan, triggering floods and mudslidesTorrential rain lashed Kyushu, Japan, on Friday, unleashing floods and landslides and prompting widespread evacuations. A mudslide in Aira ...
As Japan’s manga earthquake 'prophecy' sparks panic, authorities warn of more strong tremors aheadJapan's manga earthquake prediction: More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain in southern Japan o...
Volcano erupts in Japan as manga artist Ryo Tatsuki’s ‘Mega Disaster’ prophecy stokes fears and echoes Baba VangaJapan is facing seismic unrest. Mount Shinmoedake erupted, spewing ash. This followed a 5.5-magnitude earthquake near the Tokara Islands. T...
Japan confirms season's fourth bird flu outbreakJapan has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, local m...
- Japan launches latest satellite of positioning system
Tokyo, Oct 10 (IANS) Japan on Tuesday successfully launched the fourth and final satellite that makes up its terrestrial positioning networ...
- Japan launches new satellite to improve GPS
Tokyo, June 1 (IANS) Japan on Thursday launched a new satellite to improve the global positioning system's (GPS) accuracy and establish an ...
- Japan may face green tea shortage due to radiation leakes from Fukushima plant
The government decided on Thursday to curb shipments of dried tea leaves containing more than 500 becquerel per kg of radioactive cesium.
- Rich, poor nations trade barbs after WTO talks collapse
Rich, poor nations trade barbs after WTO talks collapse, but expressed hope the marathon efforts are not yet dead.