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Grace Zhan made 50 saves in regulation and overtime in a standout performance and Guan Yingying scored the only shootout goal as China defeated Japan 3-2 Thursday at the world women’s hockey championship. CBC | Sports News
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Major earthquake strikes off Taiwan, Japan issues tsunami alert for Okinawa islands
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off Taiwan. Japan issued a tsunami alert for the southern Japanese island group of Okinawa. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Homan beats Japan at women’s curling worlds for 23rd straight victory
Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Japan’s Miyu Ueno 7-2 to remain unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship in Sydney, N.S. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s basketball team needs help to qualify for Olympics after loss to Japan
The Canadian women’s basketball team will need to wait to find out if they’re Olympics-bound after an 86-82 loss to Japan on Sunday at the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Sopron, Hungary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ukrainian-born Miss Japan renounces her title after magazine uncovers affair
The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan arsonist in fire that killed 36 at animation studio given death penalty
A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out an arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto that killed 36 people. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan lands uncrewed spacecraft on the moon, but with complications
Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating solar power, its space agency said, during a mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalize a space program that has suffered setbacks. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt captures bronze at ski jumping World Cup in Japan
Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women’s ski jumping on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Woman in her 90s found alive in collapsed home, 5 days after deadly Japan quake
A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan begins twin probes into rare Tokyo runway collision
Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting on Wednesday the charred remains of a passenger jet and a coast guard plane that collided at a Tokyo airport, while media said police were also investigating possible professional negligence in the case. CBC | World News
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