8 N.Koreans returning home via China
Eight N.Korean men whose wood fishing boat drifted into Japanese waters leave for home via China.
read more4 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.
read moreXiang Xiang celebrates first Christmas
Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang enjoys her first Christmas.
read moreImperial Palace Bonsais get spruced up
More than a century-old Bonsai trees are being decorated for New Year.
read moreDeveloping lows bring blizzard to northern Japan
A bomb cyclone is bringing blizzard conditions to northern Japan.
read moreAbe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to initiate constitutional revisions as late as summer 2019.
read morePandas receive Christmas gift
Giant panda twins in Wakayama Prefecture receive an icy gift.
read moreUS military returns part of training area to owners
Nearly half of a US military training area in Okinawa Prefecture is returned to landowners.
read moreBomb cyclone strikes north Japan
Strong winds disrupt traffic and bring high waves in northern Japan.
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