Japan issued a tsunami alert after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the country’s southwest on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of households. The tremor at 4:27 pm (0727 GMT) on the island of Kyushu also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan’s own Shindo scale of shaking, the …
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…Insists Nigeria’s future lies in youth Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo has encouraged Nigerian youth to seek self development, insisting that: “The future of Nigeria lies in its youth, and their ability to engage with the world is crucial.” Speaking at the weekend during the handover of books donated …
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A United States Osprey military aircraft made an emergency landing in northern Japan on Thursday, July 24, 2025. The pilot contacted Hanamaki Airport in Iwate prefecture, saying that they wanted to land due to a technical glitch, an official at the airport said. The aircraft landed without incident, and the …
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THE top diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea met in Tokyo on Saturday, seeking common ground on East Asian security and economic issues following escalating global uncertainty. Japanese Foreign Minister, Takeshi Iwaya said at the start of the meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi and South …
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THE Meteorological Agency on Thursday issued its first-ever alert warning about a possible megaquake around the Nankai Trough, following a magnitude 7.1 quake that struck earlier in the day off the coast of Kyushu. It is believed that the chance of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough is …
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THE official currency of Japan, Yen, has suffered a massive fall against the United States (US) Dollar. Newsextra24 understands that Yen fell nearly a per cent to 153.24 against the US Dollar on Wednesday, recording the lowest and weakest level since 1990. Despite repeated verbal cautions from Japanese officials regarding their …
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AN earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit has hit northern Japan, public broadcaster NHK says. According to Aljazeera, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning along coastal regions of Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures on Monday. “All residents must evacuate immediately to higher ground,” NHK said after …
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AT least four cabinet officials in Japan’s ruling party resigned on Thursday due to a fundraising scandal involving the influential group. Reports claimed that over five years until 2022, more than 500 million yen (£2.8 million; $3.4 million) ended up in slush funds. Newsextra24 learned that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had, a day …
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Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of sanctions imposed by Tokyo over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Japan have still not formally ended World War II hostilities because of …
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The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said its intervention in the maritime sector in the last three years include more than $500million facilities for the Onne Port expansion in the Onne FTZ, Nigeria, Gabon, Cote D’ivoire, vessel finance for delightering, security patrol of offshore platforms, hotels in Cape Verde. …
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