Natsuko Fukue

Journalist @AFP Agence France-Presse in Tokyo covering general news. Previously covered the health ministry & the parliament. Occasionally @AFPFactCheck

[Natsuko Fukue @natfukue]

Akihiro Miwa, an actor and a Nagasaki a-bomb survivor internationally known for his voice-over work in Hayao Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke" and "Howl's Moving Castle", has passed away. He began his career as a singer, performing songs by Edith Piaf.

Rest in peace 🙏

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【速報 JUST IN 】歌手で俳優の美輪明宏さん死去「ヨイトマケの唄」など知られる
https://t.co/QJbOutBstT #nhk_news

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'There's no soul': Hong Kong star Tony Leung Chiu-wai weighs in on AI in filmmaking https://t.co/5t53yqgdIt

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💉 The HPV vaccine for cervical cancer has reduced the risk of dying from the disease before the age of 30 in England to almost zero, the first study of its kind showed Thursday.
➡️ https://t.co/42YN9gPjqy

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🚀 Japan flagship rocket lifts off after earlier failure

Japan's flagship H3 rocket carrying six small satellites successfully lifts off following a failed launch in December due to engine failure.

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Japan's H3 rocket was successfully launched following last year's failure🚀 JAXA scientists look happy

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【速報 JUST IN 】H3ロケット 計画どおり目標軌道到達 去年の失敗から再起かけ
https://t.co/hGm3ozcTxP #nhk_news

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Japan's samurai spirit still burns in cooler conditions.

Japan's thousand-year-old samurai horse festival has survived wars, earthquakes and a nuclear disaster. Now it's battling a new challenge: climate change. Japan's gruelling hot summers have prompted organisers to switch the date of the Soma Nomaoi to late May, giving the festival a new lease of life

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Japan bans photos at beach volleyball after 'malicious' pictures.

The country's women's team uniforms at the 2024 Paris Olympics were made from a special material that blocks infrared photos highlighting underwear

https://t.co/IJgTjRsHpA

[Agence France-Presse @afpfr]

🎬️ #Cannes2026: Virginie Efira et Tao Okamoto remportent le prix d'interprétation féminine ex aequo pour leurs rôles dans "Soudain", de Ryüsuke Hamaguchi.

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⭐️ #Cannes2026: une actrice confirmée, une autre en devenir: la Belge Virginie Efira et la Japonaise Tao Okamoto, lauréates d'un prix d'interprétation commun dans "Soudain", ont été récompensées à des stades très différents de leur carrière.
➡️ https://t.co/XYBaOBXGs4

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BREAKING The World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency over a rare strain of Ebola that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has stopped short of calling the outbreak a pandemic

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Hantavirus ship passenger: 'They didn't take it seriously enough'.

Ruhi Cenet was surprised when cruise-ship life carried on as usual aboard the MV Hondius, even after the captain announced the first passenger's death

https://t.co/plLQAGziBC

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🛳️ Evacuations are taking place from a cruise ship stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, as experts confirm a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans. [1/2]
➡️ https://t.co/lsOq7Ay6Gf

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A centuries-old festival that heralds spring draws hundreds of worshippers to Mount Mitake near Tokyo, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit

https://t.co/byYKl8XZUF

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Hikari submitted her resignation letter today😢https://t.co/XMUaWMCB7A #声を上げたことを後悔させない

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I've been covering the case of Hikari, a Japanese prosecutor who accused her ex-boss of rape. It's extremely sad she's resigning, after her office rejected a request for an independent probe into harassment within the organisation. @AFP story https://t.co/VvRdP2EN62

[Natsuko Fukue @natfukue]

I've been covering the case of Hikari, a Japanese prosecutor who accused her ex-boss of rape. It's extremely sad she's resigning, after her office rejected a request for an independent probe into harassment within the organisation. @AFP story https://t.co/VvRdP2EN62

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Excited to have worked on another Kabuki story. This time, we shine a spotlight on the artistry of tokoyama -- the master wigmakers -- following the success of the film "Kokuho."

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'Dancing in their hands': Japan wig masters set stage alive.

Every actor in kabuki -- a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes -- relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig

https://t.co/QRTZBC76NH

[The Japan Times @japantimes]

BREAKING: A tsunami warning — with the threat of waves of up to 3 meters — was issued on Monday for Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido in northern Japan after a quake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. https://t.co/dxcpGOQU6B

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NHK urges résidents in northern Japan to evacuate after a tsunami warning was issued following the 7.4 magnitude quake

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#BREAKING 7.4-magnitude quake hits northern Japan: national broadcaster @AFP

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【地震情報】
■震度５強■青森三八上北
■震度５弱■岩手沿岸北部　岩手内陸北部　岩手内陸南部　宮城北部(16:53)
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