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8 N.Koreans returning home via China
Eight N.Korean men whose wood fishing boat drifted into Japanese waters leave for home via China.
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4 Tokyo 2020 workers suffer work-linked death or injury
Four people building facilities for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are recognized as suffering work-related death or injury.
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Xiang Xiang celebrates first Christmas
Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang enjoys her first Christmas.
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Imperial Palace Bonsais get spruced up
More than a century-old Bonsai trees are being decorated for New Year.
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Developing lows bring blizzard to northern Japan
A bomb cyclone is bringing blizzard conditions to northern Japan.
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Abe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to initiate constitutional revisions as late as summer 2019.
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Pandas receive Christmas gift
Giant panda twins in Wakayama Prefecture receive an icy gift.
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US military returns part of training area to owners
Nearly half of a US military training area in Okinawa Prefecture is returned to landowners.
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Bomb cyclone strikes north Japan
Strong winds disrupt traffic and bring high waves in northern Japan.
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