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A Japanese magnetic levitation train has broken the world speed record. In a test run near Mount Fuji, the train reached a top speed of 603km/h (374mph).

This gigantic 3D cat is the latest crowd stopper at a busy intersection in Tokyo. The billboard was organized by local businesses to create a mascot and cheer people up amid the pandemic.

Professional Pushers Shove Passengers Onto Busy Tokyo Train

The world’s first flying bike made its US debut at the Detroit Auto Show on September 15, 2022. Built by Japanese start-up AERWINS Technologies, the XTURISMO hoverbike is designed to fly for up to 40 minutes at a top speed of 99.8km/h (62mph). The hoverbike is already on sale in Japan and will reportedly sell for US$777,000 in the US market.

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ash 3,500 metres (2.17 miles) into the sky. Mount Aso is a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu.The meteorological agency raised the alert level for the volcano to level 3 on a scale of 5.Note that there are five Volcanic Alert Levels based on the target area and action to be taken

The third episode of Travel Japan Local News is here! This one is a short one introducing a new spot to see Mount Fuji up close.

The body of Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was returned to Tokyo on Saturday after he was fatally shot during a campaign speech in western Japan a day earlier. Abe was attacked in the city of Nara and airlifted to a local hospital but died of blood loss despite emergency treatment including massive blood transfusions. Police arrested the attacker, a former member of Japan's navy, at the scene on suspicion of murder. Police confiscated the homemade gun he used, and several others were later found at his apartment. The attacker, 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he plotted the shooting because he believed rumors that Abe was connected to an organization that he resents, according to police. Japanese media reported that the man had developed hatred toward a religious group his mother was devoted to. The reports did not specify the group.

Japan's COVID vaccine drive has suffered a blow after reports of contamination in service of the Moderna vaccine.

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.

Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Olympic host faces a surge in Covid cases. The restrictions are being imposed in areas surrounding the capital as well as in the city of Osaka. Japan's PM Yoshihide Suga warned infections were spreading at an unprecedented rate, urging the country to watch the Games from home. New cases are being fuelled by the more infectious Delta variant.

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Millions of people have been told to take shelter as Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in south-western Japan.

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North Korea fired three missiles Thursday morning, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile according to South Korean and Japanese officials. Concerns that one of the missiles might fly over Japan promoted the government to activate its early warning system.

女優の広瀬すず（２１）が１３日、都内で行われた「ＶＯＣＥ　ＢＥＳＴ　ＣＯＳＭＥＴＩＣＳ　ＡＷＡＲＤＳ　２０１９」に出席した。２０１９年の「最も美しい顔」に選ばれた広瀬は、胸元にレースの飾りの付いた純白のドレスで登場。「わたしなんかでよろしいのかなっていうくらい、光栄な賞だと思います」と感謝した。 また、２０１９年については「長期、長丁場の現場が多かったので、今までとは違う新鮮な１年。辛抱強くなりました。朝ドラ、初舞台もあって、踏ん張る瞬間が多かった。でも新鮮な出会いや、見たことない景色を見た１年でした」と振り返った。 この日は「年間ベストコスメ」も発表されたが、自身の美容の秘けつを「食べて、動いて寝る。あと最近保湿って大事だなって思います」と説明。最後は「来年も楽し心でいられるように。毎日何かを感じることって大事だなと思います」と２０２０年への思いも語った。

At least 17 missiles were fired by North Korea, according to South Korea who retaliated with their own missile testing.

The Japanese government branded North Korea's missile launches ‘unacceptable,' after Pyongyang fired another potential ballistic missile that flew at an extremely low altitude of less than 31 miles and landed outside of Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone.

International tourists arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday morning after a daily limit on the number of visitors from overseas was ended and visa-free travel reintroduced for travelers from around 60 countries.

North Korea continued its barrage of weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains.