Life-size dolls exhibited ahead of Girls' Festival

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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Govt drafts bill limiting overtime

Govt drafts bill limiting overtime

Japan's government is trying to reform the way people work through a bill limiting overtime.

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Toshiba pushes back earnings report

Toshiba pushes back earnings report

Troubled electronics maker Toshiba delays releasing their April-December 2016 earnings report showing an estimated 4.4 b...

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Abe defends close ties with Trump

Abe defends close ties with Trump

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces security-related questions in Parliament about building his relationship with US Preside...

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North Korean leader's half-brother killed: sources

North 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...

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Abe returns stressing fruitful summit with Trump

Abe returns stressing fruitful summit with Trump

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returns to Tokyo promoting a successful summit with US President Donald Trump.

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Ski patrol dies in Nagano avalanche

Ski 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.

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A divine dousing for the gods

A 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...

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Sapporo Snow Festival ends banner year

Sapporo Snow Festival ends banner year

People in Sapporo bid farewell to some of the world's biggest snow sculptures.

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Tottori struggles with record snow

Tottori struggles with record snow

Tottori Prefecture residents struggle with record snow that is disrupting their lives and paralyzing transport.

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