Life-size dolls exhibited ahead of Girls' Festival
Life-size "hina ningyo" dolls go on display in central Japan ahead of Girls' Festival.
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Japan's government is trying to reform the way people work through a bill limiting overtime.
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Troubled electronics maker Toshiba delays releasing their April-December 2016 earnings report showing an estimated 4.4 b...
read moreAbe defends close ties with Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces security-related questions in Parliament about building his relationship with US Preside...
read moreNorth Korean leader's half-brother killed: sources
South Korean media report Kim Jong-nam, the leader of North Korea's half-brother, has been poisoned to death in Malaysia...
read moreAbe returns stressing fruitful summit with Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returns to Tokyo promoting a successful summit with US President Donald Trump.
read moreSki patrol dies in Nagano avalanche
A ski patrol is dead after he and two coworkers were caught in an avalanche Monday morning in central Japan.
read moreA divine dousing for the gods
Dirty-faced messengers of the gods scantily clad in straw roam this town dousing homes with water in an ancient and biza...
read moreSapporo Snow Festival ends banner year
People in Sapporo bid farewell to some of the world's biggest snow sculptures.
read moreTottori struggles with record snow
Tottori Prefecture residents struggle with record snow that is disrupting their lives and paralyzing transport.
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