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Japan 5.9 Quake Causes Injuries, Outages; No Tsunami
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— Aug 21, 2026
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s eastern region, with the epicenter around Ibaraki/Chiba at about 70 kilometers deep and felt in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures; authorities reported no tsunami threat and no casualties, while warnings urged caution for hazards like rockfalls and unstable ground. The event underscores Japan’s high seismic activity, with frequent quakes and ongoing coverage from multiple outlets across the region.
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SK Hynix plans memory chip factory in Miyagi
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— Aug 19, 2026
SK Hynix is pursuing a memory chip fab in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with talks of an investment in the tens of trillions of won and a plan that would mark its first large-scale overseas production base in Japan, amid a visit by chairman Chey Tae-won. If realized, it would make SK Hynix the third foreign semiconductor maker to operate a plant in Japan, following Micron and TSMC, as Tokyo seeks to rebuild its semiconductor ecosystem and global capacity pressures influence timing and location decisions.
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Japan Deploys Troops to Battle Deadly Surge in Bear Attacks
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— Nov 5, 2025
Japan sent troops Wednesday to help contain a wave of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in the northern prefecture of Akita. According to The Associated Press , encounters with brown bears and Asiatic black…
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