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Belgian royal couple visits Japan
Belgium's royal couple is visiting Japan to mark 150 years of friendship between the two countries.
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Foreign minister hints at separate return of 2 islands
Japan's foreign minister hints at accepting a separate return of two islands in connection with talks over the return of...
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Mt. Aso erupted as magma hit groundwater: experts
Experts say Mt. Aso in southwest Japan erupted as magma hit groundwater, and warn of a possible similar event.
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Elderly stamina rises
A survey shows that elderly people's stamina levels are at a record high in Japan.
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Mount Aso eruption update: likely no mudslide
Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture erupts for the first time in 36 years but officials say chances for a mudslide to occur...
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Maggie's Centre Tokyo opens
A center where cancer patients and their families can receive social and emotional support opens up in Tokyo.
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Bomb scare causes chaos in Shibuya
Police arrest a 27-year-old Englishman after a bomb scare rattled people in Shibuya, downtown Tokyo Friday afternoon.
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Portable shrines clash in festival climax
Portable shrines clashed in the climax of an autumn festival in Matsuyama, western Japan.
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First snowfall dusts northern Hokkaido
The season's first snowfall dusts Wakkanai, northern Hokkaido.
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