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- Police and local government officials in Hokkaido say the death toll from last week’s powerful earthquake and mudslides has risen to 40.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he sees the absence of ICBMs in North Korea’s military parade on Sunday as a positive statement from the North.
- An international human rights group says the violations in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are of a scope and scale not seen in the country since the Cultural Revolution.
- Japanese seismological authorities say the northern prefecture of Hokkaido has been jolted by more earthquakes since a major quake struck 3 days ago.
- Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has won the women’s singles title at the U.S. Open.
- Sunday marks 70 years since the foundation of North Korea.
- Rescuers are continuing their full search for survivors following a deadly earthquake that struck the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido.
- Kansai International Airport in western Japan has partially resumed its international flight service 4 days after a powerful typhoon.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has pressured Japan to reduce its trade deficit with the United States.
- Rescuers in Hokkaido, northern Japan, are digging through rubble and mud in search of survivors.
- Japan’s Meteorological Agency is warning that a quake of about the same intensity could hit the area in the next week or so.
- Mobile carriers are offering a free recharge service at their outlets and local government offices across Hokkaido.
- Two people have died, over 140 injured and 40 are missing. A powerful earthquake that rocked Hokkaido early this morning triggered landslides, caused widespread damage and left the whole of Japan’s northern island prefecture without power.
- Japan’s Meteorological Agency has urged residents in Hokkaido to remain on alert after a powerful earthquake.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will boost the number of Self-Defense Force members involved in search and rescue operations in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
- One day has passed since Typhoon Jebi tore through western parts of Japan, leaving at least 11 people dead and hundreds injured. Extensive damage is still being assessed.
- South Korean envoys of President Moon Jae-in have arrived in Pyongyang, North Korea, carrying a letter from the president.
- A summit of Chinese and African leaders has highlighted China’s intention to deepen its relations with the continent.
- Typhoon Jebi has just made landfall in Tokushima Prefecture in southwestern Japan.
- Leaders from China and Africa are wrapping up a 2-day summit in Beijing.
- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has announced plans for aid to Armenia during a visit to the former Soviet republic.
- Weather officials say a “very strong” typhoon will likely make landfall on Tuesday between Shikoku and the Kii Peninsula in western Japan.
- Leaders from China and 53 African countries will discuss strengthening their ties in what’s been dubbed the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation that starts in Beijing on Monday.
- Libya’s interim government announced a state of emergency in the capital Tripoli and its outskirts on Sunday.
- The United States, Britain, France and Italy have issued a joint statement urging rival armed groups to stop military action as fighting in the capital city of Tripoli grew fierce.
- Journalists and activists in Myanmar have held a rally, calling for release of two reporters who were arrested during their investigation of the Rohingya crisis.
- The Japanese foreign minister has left for a 6-day tour of 3 former Soviet countries in the Caucasus region as well as Germany.
- Japan and China have agreed to step up their economic and financial cooperation.
- The Japanese government has held an earthquake drill to mark the annual disaster prevention day.
- The leader of pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine has been killed in an explosion, prompting Russia and Ukraine to trade accusations over the incident.