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Bird flu triggers cull of 288,000 chickens

Bird flu triggers cull of 288,000 chickens

Culling begins in response to a mass bird flu outbreak at a chicken farm in northeast Japan.

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Decked out for graduation

Decked out for graduation

Sixth graders don expensive hakama outfits for graduation.小学校の卒業式 「はかま姿」が人気に小学校の卒業式がピークを迎えた。晴れの舞台に「はかま姿」の児童の姿が目立つようになってき...

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Legionnaires' outbreak at hot spring infects 14

Legionnaires' outbreak at hot spring infects 14

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a hot spring in western Japan sends 14 people to hospitals.

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Near-endangered stork chicks hatch

Near-endangered stork chicks hatch

Oriental storks, once extinct in Japan, hatch on Shikoku Island.

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Two collapse in snow hut from carbon monoxide poisoning

Two collapse in snow hut from carbon monoxide poisoning

An elderly man and woman collapse in a snow hut from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning while barbecuing mutton in Sappo...

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