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Japan: Seven rescued but captain still missing after oil tanker explodes

Japanese authorities are investigating the reason for an oil tanker explosion three miles off the port of Himeji earlier this morning, with search teams still looking for the captain of the vessel.

Oddities

Japan’s Kinki University to change name to something less provocative

In an effort to appeal to a more international audience, Japan’s Kinki University is changing its name to something that doesn’t instil images of sexual perversions in the minds of English-speakers.

Science

Rare megamouth shark caught off Japanese coast and dissected in front of 1,500 people

A rare megamouth shark was caught off the coast of Japan last month and cut open in front of 1,500 onlookers.

World

Japanese mafia launch website in attempt to rebrand

Infamous Japanese crime syndicate, the yakuza, has launched its own website in a effort to rebrand the organisation and promote a strong anti-drugs message.

World

Minke whale and her 1-year-old calf are dragged aboard the Nisshin Maru, a Japanese whaling vessel

UN rules Japanese “scientific” whale hunting in Antarctic to be illegal

The International Court of Justice has ordered Japan to cease its whaling in the Antarctic.

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