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Committee wants to cut Olympic venue costs
A committee created by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike recommends cutting costs for three proposed Olympic venues.
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Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning budget in focus
Talks begin on who will pay to decommission Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Consumers are likely to be...
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Okinawa assembly slams US fighter crash
Lawmakers in Okinawa, Japan approve a resolution protesting the crash of a US fighter jet.
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Opposition Noda grills PM Abe
Japan's opposition lawmaker Yoshihiko Noda grills Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a parliamentary session.
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Victims of Mt. Ontake eruption remembered
A memorial is held near Mt. Ontake in Nagano Prefecture, two years after Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster.
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Kumamon 'appears' on lawn in Kumamoto
Kumamon, the official mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, "appears" on a lawn in Kumamoto city.
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Fukushima tsunami debris removal underway
Removal of tsunami debris from waters near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant gets underway.
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Abe stresses economy and Constitutional revision
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledges additional efforts to breathe life into the economy and calls for debate on re...
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MRJ: Is the third time the charm?
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet departs for the US for test flights a month behind schedule.
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Shinkansen passengers get serpentine surprise
A shinkansen bullet train makes an emergency stop after a passenger finds a snake coiled around an armrest.
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