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Honshu dusted by first snow

Honshu dusted by first snow

Japan's main island Honshu gets its first snow of the season.

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Allow more foreign workers in: Japan Chamber of Commerce

Allow more foreign workers in: Japan Chamber of Commerce

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry decides to ask the government to allow more foreign workers in.

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Sexual assault suspect nabbed after video release

Sexual assault suspect nabbed after video release

Police arrest a sexual assault suspect soon after releasing security cam footage of the assault.

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3 North Korean men rescued from Sea of Japan

3 North Korean men rescued from Sea of Japan

Japan Coast Guard rescues three North Korean men after their fishing vessel capsizes, and continues to search for 12 mor...

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74% of store clerks experience harassment

74% of store clerks experience harassment

A labor union survey says about 74% of supermarket, department store and other clerks experience harassment from custome...

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Imperial Couple visits Yakushima on island tour

Imperial Couple visits Yakushima on island tour

Japan's Imperial Couple visits Yakushima, an island in southwestern Japan, on the first leg of a 3-day tour.

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Akasaka palace on display

Akasaka palace on display

The press tours the Tokyo palace where Trump was treated to a banquet last week.

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Video shows eruption debris on Mount Asama

Video shows eruption debris on Mount Asama

Nippon TV peers inside the no-go zone of a volcano in central Japan.

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Power trouble affects 120,000 Tokyo commuters

Power trouble affects 120,000 Tokyo commuters

Power trouble on the Tokyo subway affects more than 120,000 commuters Wednesday morning.

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40 years since Japanese girl kidnapped by N.Korea

40 years since Japanese girl kidnapped by N.Korea

Exactly 40 years since 13-year-old Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea, her parents still hope to see her again.

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