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After disastrous election, what happens to Japan's new PM?

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday

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Typhoon Shanshan churns up Japan, up to six dead

Typhoon Shanshan dumped record rains Friday as it slowly churned up through Japan, triggering transport havoc and widespread warnings of landslides with up to six people killed.

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Japan 'megaquake' advisory after tremor injures eight

Tokyo, Japan.japan.earthquake.By Natsuko FUKUE..Japan's earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming "megaquake" after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south

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Japan sees hottest July since records began

Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe

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Japan urged to triple renewables capacity by 2035

Hundreds of multinational corporations on Tuesday urged Japan to triple its capacity to generate renewable power by 2035, as the heavily coal-dependent country updates its energy policy

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Tighter asylum deportation rules take effect in Japan

Japanese laws making it easier for the country to deport failed asylum seekers took effect Monday, with campaigners warning that the new system will put lives at risk

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World's first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September

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Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mount Fuji

A Japanese town began mounting a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists

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JSD man’s death sparks violence in Kushtia

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) activists torch seven houses in Kushtia after one of their fellows, who was injured in a clash with Awami League men, died at a Dhaka hospital.

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PCJSS iterates demand for full implementation of peace deal

The leaders of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) and its front organisations have reiterated their demand for full

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3 DU students suspended for JU entry test fraud

Dhaka University suspends three students, including two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, over fraudulence in university admission tests.

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12 people fall sick after having dinner

Twelve people of two families including five women and three children fall sick after having poisonous food in Baluchar area of Sylhet city.

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Not IS, offshoots of Jamaat-Shibir: Home minister

There is no organisational structure of terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reiterates, hours after SITE reiterated its reports on IS claim of two foreigners’ murder and Shia headquarters bomb attack.

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7 medical aspirants fall sick as hunger strike continues

At least seven students protesting the leak of the medical college admission test question fell sick as they are continuing their fast unto death at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka for the second consecutive day.

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Mother, daughter burnt alive

A woman and her 18-month-old daughter were burnt alive in a fire at Sonaidanga village in Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Tuesday.

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Factories busy making idols ahead of Durga Puja

Artisans of Belgasi village, 15 kilometres from Chatmohar upazila headquarters under the district, are passing busy time to prepare

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Housewife gang-raped in Joypurhat, 2 held

A housewife was allegedly gang-raped in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat district yesterday.

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Missing woman found dead

Police recovered the body of a woman at Tangail Sadar upazila yesterday, two days after she went missing.

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