![Empty Toyosu market unveiled to media](/englishnews/user_images/s3conv_img_821.jpg)
Empty Toyosu market unveiled to media
The media is shown the vacant Toyosu market nearly a month after it was supposed to replace Tokyo's famous Tsukiji whole...
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Tea for the gods
A tea ceremony for the gods at a picturesque Shinto shrine and famous landmark draws crowds of people.
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Panel split on imperial abdication
A slight majority of experts on a government panel on Imperial abdication support or conditionally support the abdicatio...
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US contractor arrested for slashing woman
An American contractor is arrested on suspicion he slashed a woman at a US military base in Japan.
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Ferris wheel catches fire
A Ferris wheel catches fire in western Japan but no one is injured.
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Tokyo Olympics venue controversy continues
A four-party review of three Tokyo Olympics venues keeps boat and swimming facilities but is unable to settle on a site ...
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Lower house passes pension reform bill
Japan's lower house passes a pension reform bill to stem rising expenditures.
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Avian flu hits two farms in northern Japan
Two outbreaks of virulent avian flu in northern Japan force local governments to kill birds to stop the virus from sprea...
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Ruling parties extend Diet session
Japan's ruling coalition decides to extend the extra Diet session for two weeks.
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Fukushima Daiichi clean-up costs balloon
The price tag for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is expected to top 20 trillion yen (179 billion dollars), nearl...
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