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Japan is sweltering in its worst heatwave since records began in 1875.

The Japanese government is encouraging residents to use less power this winter in response to a global energy crisis. Many are looking for ways to avoid turning on their heater and businesses are hoping to provide solutions.

Video shows a newsroom experiencing a 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Japan. The earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima triggering blackouts and a tsunami advisory. Road signs can be seen tilting on streets and one motorbike driver was caught in a power outage. There were no reports of injuries from the initial quake. Two aftershocks left seven people injured.

Japan finally reopening to travelers is the announcement that many locals have been waiting for.

UPDATE: Shinzo Abe's shooter holds grudge against former Japan PM over links to a religious group

At least 10 people have been killed after a tourist boast went missing off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the Japan Coast Guard says.

A powerful earthquake has been recorded in north-east Japan and is reported to have cut power to two million homes.

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was apparently shot at and collapsed during a campaign speech tonight in Nara. Local 4 is told Abe was rushed to the hospital.

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan and was airlifted to a hospital, with local media reporting that he was not breathing and his heart had stopped

The Japanese capital Tokyo has reported more than 20,000 cases in a day denting the country's hope for riding out the Omicron surge. The is the highest number of daily infections ever since the start of the pandemic.

People globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis, but in Japan shoppers have been used to decades of stable or falling prices.

Typhoon Nanmadol has created havoc in the southern island of Kyushu, Japan. Authorities have asked nearly 3 million residents to evacuate. Japan's meteorological industry has issued a special warning that the region is at risk of landslides, torrential rains and following that all the trains, flights and ferry services have also been cancelled.

Lighting displays are starting to glow across Tokyo as the holiday season gets underway. NHK World's Jonathan Oh reports on how managers of one illumination made changes this year to make it safer for people during the pandemic

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Japan plotting a new course in its nuclear policies, citing a shift to carbon neutrality and the global energy crunch.