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Japan’s vital statistics GDP per capita per annum: $34,700 (global average $14,210) Total annual tonnes CO2: 961m CO2 per capita: 7.77 metric tonnes (global average 4.7) Most recent NDC (carbon …

Burnt vehicles are seen after a massive crash in snowy weather on an expressway, in Minakami, northwest of Tokyo, early Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) A large …

From today’s van­tage, the first decade of the twen­ti­eth cen­tu­ry can look like an even more dis­tant peri­od of his­to­ry than it is. In many cor­ners of urban civ­i­liza­tion, the …

To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, two of the city’s cathedral bells chimed in unison for the first time on Saturday …

Nagasaki’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral was rebuilt in 1959 after being almost completely destroyed in the explosion. Twin cathedral bells will ring in unison in Nagasaki for the first time in …

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#Russia and #China have launched their three-day Joint Sea-2025 naval exercises in the Sea of #Japan, demonstrating military coordination aimed at countering #US influence in the region.

Russia and China began joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan on Sunday as they seek to reinforce their “no-limits” strategic partnership – signed shortly before Russia launched its full-scale …

BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake …

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Earthquake was magnitude 8.7, USGS says The earthquake this morning has been upgraded to a magnitude …