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Giant panda birth in Japan

The giant panda Liang Bang’s birth to her baby cub in Japan marked the first time the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding has cooperated with overseas zoos online to help pandas give birth.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his resignation due to Health Issues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has made known his intention to resign from his post in order to avoid the worsening of old illnesses and other issues affecting the country’s government.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who led Japan for eight consecutive years, has said he is stepping down hours after he informed his ruling coalition that he was suffering from health issues.

Explaining his decision earlier in the day, Shinzo Abe said he feared the illness would affect his decision-making. “I will not be able to make proper judgments due to illness,” the outgoing premier clarified, as quoted by Kyodo news agency.

Abe has been suffering from ulcerative colitis 溃疡性结肠炎 , an inflammatory chronic disease, for many years. The prime minister himself revealed that his condition started to worsen around the middle of the last month, possibly prompting him to consider stepping down.

Yoshihide Suga at a debate for the LDP leadership election in Tokyo
Yoshihide Suga 菅义伟 set to be Japan’s next PM.
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Event 202 Japan symposium predicts M8.8+ earthquake with 27.3M tsunami

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　北海道東部の太平洋沖で発生する津波予測を進めていた内閣府の有識者会議「日本海溝・千島海溝沿いの巨大地震モデル検討会」が、最大約２８メートルの津波が襲来し、市街地で最大１４・５メートルの深さで浸水する可能性があるとの結果をまとめたことが２９日、分かった。政府がこの地域で過去最大級の津波想定を出すのは初めて。内閣府は来年度から具体的な対策の検討に入る。

　東日本の太平洋沖では、陸側プレート（岩板）の下に海側のプレートが潜り込んでおり、東日本大震災の震源を含む宮城沖から日高沖にかけての「日本海溝」と、十勝沖から根室沖に続く「千島海溝」がある。