GDP grows for fourth quarter running

GDP grows for fourth quarter running

Japan's gross domestic product grows during October to December to log a fourth consecutive quarter of economic expansio...

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Coast Guard team explores new volcanic isle

Coast Guard team explores new volcanic isle

A Japanese Coast Guard team explores Nishinoshima, a new volcanic island that grew out of the Pacific Ocean.

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Washoku boom drives ag exports to record

Washoku boom drives ag exports to record

Japan's farmers and fishermen are celebrating another record year of exports as the world's taste for washoku drives de...

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Heavy snow buries western Japan

Heavy snow buries western Japan

Heavy snow blankets western Japan, and meteorologists warn of possible record accumulations this weekend.

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Abe arrives in Washington for summit with Trump

Abe arrives in Washington for summit with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington, DC for face-to-face talks with US President Donald Trump. Nippo...

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Earthquake drill, Tokyo style

Earthquake drill, Tokyo style

Japan's government says a major earthquake could strike Tokyo, daytime population 16 million, at any time. This week, th...

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Abe departs for summit with Trump

Abe departs for summit with Trump

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington for a summit with US President Donald Trump.

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Koike sends Tokyo 2020 flag to disaster zone

Koike sends Tokyo 2020 flag to disaster zone

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike sends the 2020 Olympic flag on a tour of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disast...

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Blowfish dedicated to Ise Shrine

Blowfish dedicated to Ise Shrine

Blowfish are dedicated to Ise Shrine on the 'Day of Fugu,' February 9th.

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Snow falls in Tokyo and Ibaraki

Snow falls in Tokyo and Ibaraki

Snow falls in Tokyo and neighboring Ibaraki Prefecture, with the coldest front yet this winter approaching.

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