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200 Years On, ‘Mystery Volcano’ That Cooled Earth In 1831, Found

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200 Years On, ‘Mystery Volcano’ That Cooled Earth In 1831, Found

The annual average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere came down by around 1 degree Celsius during one of the most powerful eruptions in the 19th century. Now, after nearly 200 years, scientists have identified the ‘mystery volcano’ that cooled down the Earth’s climate when it erupted in 1831. In their research, published in Proceedings of…

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Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies

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Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ Death Row Inmate, Chisako Kakehi, Dies

Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the “Black Widow” after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78, officials said on Friday. Chisako Kakehi was sentenced to death for the murder of three men, including her husband, and the attempted murder of another man about…

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Japanese Space Startup’s Rocket Launch Fails Minutes After Lift-Off

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Japanese Space Startup’s Rocket Launch Fails Minutes After Lift-Off

A Japanese space startup’s attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit was aborted minutes after liftoff on Wednesday. This was Tokyo-based Space One’s second attempt to launch the Kairos small rocket, nine months after the company’s first try ended in an explosion. The Kairos No 2 rocket lifted off from a site in…

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Schoolgirl Stabbed To Death At McDonald’s In Japan: Local Media

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Schoolgirl Stabbed To Death At McDonald’s In Japan: Local Media

Tokyo: A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald’s restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported. The students were rushed to hospital after the stabbing at the McDonald’s in the city of Kitakyushu, in Fukuoka prefecture, the Jiji news agency said. The…

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Japan’s Space Firm Postpones 2nd Attempt At Orbit Due To Strong Winds

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Japan’s Space Firm Postpones 2nd Attempt At Orbit Due To Strong Winds

Tokyo, Japan: A company aiming to become Japan’s first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed its rocket launch on Saturday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion. Tokyo-based Space One’s Kairos rocket was to make its second blast-off from the company’s launch pad in the rural western region of Wakayama…

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Does This Image Show A Steep Bridge In Uttar Pradesh? No, It’s In Japan

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Does This Image Show A Steep Bridge In Uttar Pradesh? No, It’s In Japan

Fact check: This image of a bridge is not related to Uttar Pradesh or India. An image of vehicles travelling on a steep bridge is going viral on social media platforms with users claiming that it shows visuals from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich. What did the viral post say?: Sharing the photograph, an X (formerly Twitter) premium…

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Harry Potter Sword Replicas Recalled In Japan For Being “Too Authentic”

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Harry Potter Sword Replicas Recalled In Japan For Being “Too Authentic”

Tokyo, Japan: Harry Potter sword replicas sold at a theme park in Japan have been recalled for being too authentic, potentially violating the anti-weapons law, Warner Bros. Studios Japan and media have said. Subject to the recall is an “authentic recreation” of the Godric Gryffindor Sword — named after one of the four founders of…

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Japan To Prosecute Dead Teen Whose Suicide Attempt Killed A Woman, Move Sparks Debate

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Japan To Prosecute Dead Teen Whose Suicide Attempt Killed A Woman, Move Sparks Debate

Japanese authorities’ decision to prosecute a 17-year-old girl who died by suicide, resulting in another woman’s death, has sparked widespread controversy. The tragic accident happened on August 31 at at the NEWoMan shopping complex above Yokohama Station. According to the South China Morning Post, a teenage girl from Chiba Prefecture climbed over a 2.5-meter glass barrier on…

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Left Naked, Reality Show Contestant Survived For 15 Months Eating Dog Food. Read His Story

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Left Naked, Reality Show Contestant Survived For 15 Months Eating Dog Food. Read His Story

Tomoaki Hamatsu, better known as Nasubi, a comedian who appeared on the extreme Japanese game show ‘A Life In Prizes’, has given very painful details of his 15-month ordeal, which included being videotaped eating dog food, being held in total seclusion, and having to compete in tasks to survive. The show, which debuted in 1998,…

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