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At 2+2 meeting, allies agree to bolster defense of Nansei Islands

WASHINGTON -- The Japanese and U.S. governments clearly showed Wednesday a resolve to boost defense capabilities in the Nansei Islands, which span Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture, amid lingering concerns that a contingency could occur regarding Taiwan.

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Govt eyes creation of Okinawa defense group within GSDF

The Defense Ministry is considering establishing a group within the Ground Self-Defense Force to defend the Nansei island chain, which comprises Okinawa Prefecture and parts of southern Kyushu.

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Joint exercise held amid Taiwan tension

Japan and the United States have wrapped up their largest joint military exercise, Keen Sword, amid an unprecedented sense of urgency, as the possibility of a real Taiwan crisis has come to the fore. The drills, conducted in the Nansei Islands, stretched from the southern tip of Kyushu to Okinawa…

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Revamped Nanatsuboshi fares range up to 1.7 million yen.

Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu) has revamped the interior of its luxury sleeper train Nanatsuboshi (Seven Stars in Kyushu), unveiling the new train cars to the media on Wednesday at Hakata Station in Fukuoka.

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Typhoon Nanmadol lashes Japan with heavy rain; one killed

Nanmadol, the 14th typhoon to hit Japan this season, is now heading towards Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.

Al Jazeera

Extremely powerful Typhoon No. 14 expected to make Kyushu landfall

Typhoon No. 14, one of the strongest ever seen, passed near Yakushima Island on Sunday afternoon.

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Japan’s fearsome super-typhoon: All you need to know

Typhoon Nanmadol has the potential to be the most destructive storm to strike Japan in decades.

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Thousands shelter as super typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan

Thousands of people took refuge in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge over four million residents to evacuate.

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Millions in Japan told to evacuate from Typhoon Nanmadol

Authorities urge four million people on Kyushu Island to evacuate as Typhoon Nanmadol bears down on southern Japan.

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Thousands in Shelters as Japan Braces for Typhoon Nanmadol

Thousands of people were in shelters in southwestern Japan on Sunday as powerful Typhoon Nanmadol churned towards the region, prompting authorities to urge nearly three million residents to evacuate. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued a rare "special warning" for the Kagoshima region in southern Kyushu prefecture -- an…

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Japan braces for ‘very dangerous’ typhoon

TOKYO: Japan’s weather agency warned on Saturday of “unprecedented” risks from a “very dangerous” typhoon heading towards the southern island of Kyushu, urging residents to take shelter ahead of the storm.

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Japan Urges Evacuations as ‘Unprecedented’ Super Typhoon Approaches

The Japan Meteorological Agency urged residents to evacuate parts of the southern island of Kyushu on Saturday, ahead of a large and powerful typhoon expected to bring up to half a meter (20 inches) of rain when it makes landfall on Sunday. Nanmadol, classified as a super typhoon by the…

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Japan issues special typhoon warning as 'unprecedented' storm approaches

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special typhoon warning on Saturday for Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands, as the region braces for a powerful and potentially destructive super typhoon.

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1,000 long-range missiles eyed for 'counterattack capability'

The government is looking to possess more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles, according to sources. With a Taiwan contingency in mind, the government intends to deploy the missiles mainly from Kyushu to the Nansei island chain.

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Season's 1st wild Misaki foal born in Kyushu

MIYAZAKI -- The first wild Misaki horse foal of the season was born Monday in southern Kyushu. Misaki horses inhabiting Cape Toi in Kushima, Miyazaki Prefecture, have been designated a national natural treasure, making the area a popular tourist destination.

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Ex-scientist fisherman promotes sustainable seafood from remote island

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki -- Kei Zenimoto works as a single-line fisher in Tsushima, an island city in Nagasaki Prefecture located between Kyushu and South Korea. After a great haul of fish one day last December, he used his smartphone to show what he had caught to a chef at a French…

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