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Record-Breaking Rainfall Leaves Eight Dead and Thousands Stranded in Japan

Three months’ worth of rain fell in just 12 hours in a region east of Tokyo, leading to deadly flooding.

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Vehicles submerged on a flooded road in Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
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Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Japan Hospital Mid-Surgery

Footage shows doctors in Japan clinging to an operating table to protect a patient from the violent tremor. The surgery was completed successfully.
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Can Robots Save Japan’s Aging Cherry Blossom Farmers?

Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older.

© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

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N.Y. Doctor Sentenced in Japan for Vandalizing Ancient Religious Sites

Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and an expert in endometriosis, received an 18-month suspended sentence after a court found him guilty of damaging the sites.

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Dr. Masahide Kanayama in Manhattan last year.
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Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake

Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.

A woman collecting water on Friday from a stream near a home that collapsed after this week’s earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 34

Rescue crews were working to find people who might still be trapped in a collapsed shopping mall, as the region faced sweltering heat.

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Rescue efforts in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on Thursday.
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After Large Earthquake, Japan ‘Races Against Time’ to Reach People Trapped

Rescue personnel are working to free those trapped in collapsed buildings after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto on Tuesday.

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Rescuers working at a collapsed house in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday.
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