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The Brief from Brussels: MEPs urge caution on Turkey EU bid

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

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Landslides and flooding feared as Typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan

Typhoon Nanmadol hits Nagasaki bringing winds of up to 144km/h and possible landslides and flooding.

Sport

Japan rules the roost at the Hohhot Grand Prix

Japan emerged top of the class at the tournament going home with five gold Hohhot Grand Prix in China.

Japan

How more men in Japan are turning to ‘rubber romance’

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How to protect yourself from a North Korean missile strike

Japan broadcasts animated public service announcement amid North Korean missile threats

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Japanese airbag-maker Takata files for bankruptcy

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Japan's security forces prepare for Olympic games

In preparation for the 2020 Olympic games Japan's security forces have been test-driving anti-terrorist protocols

USA

US Navy names seven sailors killed in USS Fitzgerald collision

Investigations are underway after seven US sailors died in a sea collision off the coast of Japan.

Japan

Several sailors missing after US navy ship collision

The waterways approaching Tokyo Bay are busy with commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan’s two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama.

Cult

Butterflies and birds with your meal?

Japan

Law to allow Japanese Emperor to abdicate

Japan's legal move clears the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries

Cult

World's largest jellyfish collection

Having roamed the seas for the last 500 years, jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ creature on the planet

North Korea

N.Korea launches new missile test

France

Aunkai Bujutsu, a martial art based on body awareness and the basics

In the south of Ardèche, France, euronews meets Japan's Akuzawa Minoru to learn about Aunkai Bujutsu, a newly created martial art.

North Korea

Latest North Korean missile test sparks Western fury

The latest test-firing by North Korea of a intermediate range missile has provoked a furious reaction from the West, South Korea and other regional powers.

Japan

Hundreds hospitalised as temperatures soar in Japan

Japan is experiencing an unusually hot spell of weather for the time of year.

Japan

Japan coastguard resumes drills as tensions rise

Maritime exercises were held in Tokyo Bay after a five-year pause.

USA

Sold! Basquiat 'skull' canvas goes for 84 million euros at 'electrifying' auction

A painting by US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has become the sixth most expensive canvas ever sold at auction.

Japan

Japan: Emperor Akihito 'abdication bill' backed by cabinet

Parliament still needs to give its approval to the bill which would allow the 83-year-old to step down.

Japan

Bill paves way for Japan's ageing Emperor to step down

Japan’s cabinet has approved a bill to allow Emperor Akihito to step down.