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Coldest day of season
Wednesday was the coldest day of the season in Japan, with snow falling over wide areas.
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N. Korean crew suspected of stealing appliances
Police probe the crew of a North Korean fishing boat on suspicion they stole appliances from a hut on an uninhabited isl...
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Sea turtles get year-end scrub down
12 happy sea turtles get a big year-end cleaning in western Japan.
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First snow in western Japan
A winter cold front brings western Japan the first snow of the season.
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10-day holiday mooted for Naruhito's enthronement
Japan may mark the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito with a 10-day holiday.
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Winter daruma sun appears off western Japan
The rising sun takes on the appearance of a daruma good luck doll off the coast of western Japan.
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3 apparent N.Korean bodies wash ashore
Three apparent North Korean bodies wash ashore in northern Japan.
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Harumafuji could face charges this week
Ex-sumo grand champion Harumafuji could face charges this week for hitting a junior wrestler.
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Spending plan to ease education costs
Nippon TV obtains a draft of a government plan that would ease education costs for deserving university students and mak...
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Naked rice-pounding for good fortune
Scantily clad men pound rice in an ancient ritual in northern Japan to curry favor with the gods to secure a bountiful h...
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