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Abe and Moon affirm need to cooperate on North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agree to pressure North Korea further to curb ...
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Japan Post to raise parcel rates
Japan Post announces plans to hike parcel-shipping rates, following in the footsteps of other major companies.
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Heavy rains lash northern Japan
Torrential rains in northern Japan prompt evacuation advisories, flooding and claim at least one life.
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Communication in silence
A silent cafe in Tokyo shows that there is more to communicating than just verbal words.
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Doctor-astronaut Kanai details hopes for ISS mission
A Japanese doctor headed to the International Space Station speaks of his hopes for the mission.
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Panasonic releases AI-equipped appliances
Electronics giant Panasonic releases a line of AI-equipped products.
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Pawnshop app "CASH" resumes service
Popular pawnshop app "CASH" resumed service on Thursday.
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Italian man waving handgun arrested in Nagoya
Police in Nagoya respond in full armor when an Italian man holes up in an apartment with a handgun.
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Teacher to student: 'jump off balcony'
Another teacher in Japan is found to have told a student to "jump off a balcony."
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Elderly woman loses $2m in phone scam
A woman in her 70s loses approximately $2m in a phone scam in Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan.
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