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Confetti cannon seriously injures a woman
A concert staff was seriously injured after a piece of confetti ruptured her right eyeball.
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Japan proposes summit with China and South Korea
Japan's government proposes holding a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in December.
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Chinese warplanes fly near Okinawa and Miyakojima
Chinese aircraft including warplanes flew between Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands for the first time.
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Reborn concrete restores aging infrastructure
An engineer in Hiroshima comes up with a way to extend the life of concrete and solve Japan's aging infrastructure probl...
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Postal vehicle plunges from fissure
A postal employee is seriously injured after his vehicle falls from a fractured road on a rain-soaked hill.
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PM Abe forgives debt in Cuba
Japan writes off debt owed by Cuba, seeks stronger economic ties and cooperation on North Korea during Prime Minister Sh...
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BOJ for a long haul
The Bank of Japan launched a new type of monetary easing in an effort to meet their 2-percent inflation target.But as NT...
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GINZA GETS NEW LANDMARK
Ginza Place is ready to open its doors in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district with aspirations to become an area landmark.
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Women in power: Renho meets Koike
Two of Japan's most powerful women politicians meet for the first time since assuming their posts.
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Celebrity sports couple in the news
Asia is buzzing over the marriage of a Japanese table tennis star and a fellow Olympian from Taiwan.
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