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Sacred shrine destroyed by tree
A sacred Shinto shrine in northern Japan is destroyed from a direct hit by a toppled tree.
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Japan logs $36.7b trade surplus
Japan posts a $36.7b trade surplus in fiscal 2016, its first in six years.
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Ginza Six mall opens
The plush new Ginza Six mall opens in the Japanese capital's top shopping destination.
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Man robbed of 384 million yen on Fukuoka street
A man is robbed of 384 million yen in broad daylight in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.
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Record no. of minors fall victim to crimes via social media
A record-high 1,736 minors fall victim to crimes using social media in Japan last year.
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Aso says TPP without U.S. eyed
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso says a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without the U.S. will be discussed in May.
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Japanese woman left in North Korea meets press
A Japanese woman left in North Korea in the chaos after World War Two met the press today.
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First Japanese peacekeepers return from S.Sudan
The first batch of Japan's Ground Self Defense Force personnel returns from South Sudan in connection with Japan's withd...
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Pence says US will defend Japan
Vice President Mike Pence says the US will defend Japan as an ally during his visit to a US naval base in Yokosuka south...
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