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‘Put on your mask!’: Japan Airlines flight nosedives

A terrifying ‘malfunction’ on a Japan Airlines flight to China forced 191 passengers to brace for the worst after their flight suddenly plunged nearly 26,000 feet mid-air.

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A Japan Airline coded flight incident left passangers dearing for their lives.

Why this country is taking issue with a baby naming trend

The crackdown has been met with mixed reactions.

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Hospital staff attend to babies in a nursery ward in Misato city, Saitama prefecture, Japan.

Horror as car ploughs into group of school children in Japan

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Japanese police have detained a man suspected of driving into children in Osaka. (AP PHOTO)

College student rescued twice from Mount Fuji after returning for phone

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Mount Fuji’s official climbing season runs from July to September.

Schoolgirl killed as truck crashes into pedestrians

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A truck driver has been arrested after a vehicle struck four children in a fatal incident. (AP PHOTO)

YouTuber stabbed to death as she’s livestreaming on busy street

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YouTuber Airi Sato, 22, was stabbed to death while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.