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Deep-sea ribbonfish caught off Yamagata

 A rare deep-sea ribbonfish was caught off northern Japan today.The creature usually inhabits waters several hundred met...

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Death row boxer returns home

 A Japanese man freed after being on death row for 46 years has returned home.Former pro boxer Iwao Hakamada, now 78, wa...

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World's prettiest snail

A zoo in Shizuoka Prefecture has put on display a snail many experts consider one the most beautiful in the world. Polym...

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Japan, US to share fingerprint data online

Law enforcement agencies in Japan and the United States are one step closer to sharing online fingerprint information re...

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Princess Noriko to marry Shinto priest

 Japan’s Princess Noriko is getting married. The lucky man wedding the 25-year-old princess is a priest from one of Japa...

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