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Giant pandas off display for mating season
Tokyo's Ueno Zoo takes popular giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin off public display for mating season.
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Keidanren frets over Toshiba tech
The Japan Business Federation, Keidanren, says it is concerned that Toshiba technology leaving Japan could negatively af...
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Doing battle with bedding
Hundreds of people descend on a hot spring resort town...to face off in combat with pillows.
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A land of ninjas...and puns
Ninja appear in Shiga Prefecture's town of Koga, a place famous as an historical hotbed of the shadow warriors...and mod...
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US ready to act on NKorea missile threat
US President Donald Trump will take any measures necessary to prevent North Korea's missile development.
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A RESTING PLACE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Japanese soldiers who fought for Malta (during the WWI) are honored in the Kalkara Naval Cemetery.
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Artist's lifework draws folks deep into the mountains
Deep in central Japan, an artist left his lifework carved into a mountain.
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First spring gale strikes Tokyo
The Meteorological Agency announces the first gale of spring in the Tokyo area.
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Earthquake shakes up tourism industry
Hotels in Japan are seeking a way to grapple with earthquakes.
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Doctors indicted for alleged gang rape
Two doctors and a medical student are indicted for allegedly gang raping drunk teen women.
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