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Lower House campaigning begins
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling LDP and ally Komeito square off against Yurike Koike's newly formed Kibo no To (Party...
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Dog escapes from an aircraft
A poodle getting ready to go on an aircraft escapes from its cage and disrupts flight operations.
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Sapporo streetcar ready for snow
The snow plowing streetcar "Sasara" in Sapporo gets ready for winter.
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Japan promotes Sports Day
Children and adults in Japan are enjoying an annual public holiday aimed to promote sports and active lifestyles.
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Smartphone-linked eye aging on the rise
Smartphone-linked eye aging is on the rise, but there's a new app designed to counteract the effects.
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Court fines Dentsu for illegal work practices
A Tokyo court orders leading advertising agency Dentsu to pay the maximum fine for illegal work practices implicated in ...
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Princess Mako visits Ehime for sports event
Princess Mako visits Ehime Prefecture for a national sports festival, taking in a town famous for towels and a small, en...
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Three Nobel wins, and an assist
Dr. Rainer Weiss and colleagues take home the Nobel Prize in physics and acknowledge the contribution of Japanese scient...
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Party of Hope vows to freeze consumption tax
The Party of Hope releases its political platform, pledging to freeze the consumption tax and phase out nuclear power.
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Japanese identity helpful as writer: Ishiguro
Nobel prize winner in literature Kazuo Ishiguro speaks of his Japanese identity.
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