More than 30,000 drivers in Japan could have dementia

More than 30,000 drivers in Japan could have dementia

More than 30,000 drivers in Japan are suspected to have dementia.

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Shining terraced rice-fields

Shining terraced rice-fields

Terraced rice-fields are illuminated 90 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Sony takes new aibo for a walk

Sony takes new aibo for a walk

After a 12-year break, Sony has an all-new aibo.

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Abe reelected prime minister

Abe reelected prime minister

Japan's Shinzo Abe was reelected prime minister by a special Diet session on Wednesday.

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Customs introducing metal detectors as gold smuggling rises

Customs introducing metal detectors as gold smuggling rises

As gold smuggling rises, Japan customs will introduce metal detectors nationwide to scan people arriving from overseas.

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Special police force mobilized for Trump visit

Special police force mobilized for Trump visit

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police launch a special police force ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit Nov. 5th.

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Opposition Democrats pick Otsuka to lead

Opposition Democrats pick Otsuka to lead

Japan's defeated opposition Democratic Party selects Kohei Otsuka as its new leader.

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Danger zone cut for Shinmoedake volcano

Danger zone cut for Shinmoedake volcano

Authorities shrink the danger zone for Shinmoedake volcano in southwest Japan after it erupted for the first time in six...

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Japan deploys PAC-3 anti-missile system

Japan deploys PAC-3 anti-missile system

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force conducts a PAC-3 anti-missile interceptor battery deployment drill in Hokkaido after repe...

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Osaka woman admits releasing raccoons

Osaka woman admits releasing raccoons

A 43-year-old woman in Osaka admits releasing four raccoons into the wild after keeping them illegally.

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