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US authorities ask Mitsubishi about falsifying mileage data

US auto safety authorities have asked Mitsubishi for more information after it admitted falsifying mileage data for 635,000 cars sold in Japan.

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Mitsubishi centre raided as Japan probes faked fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi’s shares plunged a further 20 percent on Thursday after it admitted faking fuel economy data on cars sold in Japan.

Ukraine

Chernobyl and Fukushima: lessons not learned

Around 8,000 km and 25 years separate the catastrophic Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. There are clear differences between the Ukraine and

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Japan earthquake aftermath

In Southern Japan, rescue teams continue working non-stop to find survivors, after two powerful quakes hit the area last week.

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Japan

Mitsubishi admits rigging fuel economy tests

Mitsubishi Motors has admitted manipulating fuel economy tests on at least 625,000 of its small cars.

Japan

Services resume in southern Japan after earthquakes though shortages remain

At least 44 people are known to have died in the recent Japanese earthquakes. Four days after the worst tremor struck on Saturday, hopes have dimmed

Japan

Strong aftershocks strike Japan as quake survivors struggle

Hundreds of strong aftershocks in southern Japan have occurred since last Thursday’s large earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the country. Some have

Japan

Japan reels in aftermath of double earthquakes

Still reeling from double earthquakes last week, thousands of rescue workers on Japan’s Kyushu island are scouring the rubble in a desperate search

Japan

The hunt goes on for people missing following successive quakes in southern Japan

Death toll at 42 from two powerful quakes 400,000 households people without running water Food and bottled water running short The search is

Japan

A race against time in Japan

Rescuers dig with their bare hands to find those buried alive after a double earthquake disaster

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Japan 'quakes: forecast of heavy rain threatens to hamper rescue efforts

The threat of a heavy storm and ongoing aftershocks are adding an extra sense of urgency to rescue efforts after two earthquakes struck southwestern

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Japan's earthquake caught on CCTV camera

CCTV footage shows the moment a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the southern island of Kyushu, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than a

Japan

Double earthquakes devastate southern Japan

Huge rescue operation swings into action on the southern island of Kyushu

Japan

New deaths reported as Japan is hit by second powerful quake in less than 24 hours

A magnitude 7.3 quake has hit the same area where more than a thousand people were injured in a tremor on Thursday

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The aftermath of Japan's deadly earthquake

Flattened houses and rubble were scattered in southern Japan on Friday, a day after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit, killing at least nine people

Japan

Search for survivors begins after earthquake shakes southern Japan

No damage has been reported to nuclear plants in the area

World News

Deadly earthquake hits Japan

There is widespread damage to buildings, although Japan's nuclear watchdog says all power plants are operating normally

Japan

Earthquake magnitude 6.4 hits Japan

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has hit southwestern Japan. At least two people have died, according to public broadcaster NHK. The quake struck around

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On-the-run chimpanzee's high wire act

An escaped male chimpanzee was captured by city officials after falling off an electricity pole in northern Japan on Thursday (April 14). The

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Ceremonial dance at the Itsukushima Shrine

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialised nations enjoyed a traditional Japanese dance on Sunday evening at one of Japan’s holiest