E. coli outbreak spreading across Japan

E. coli outbreak spreading across Japan

O-157 E. coli bacteria found in people with food poisoning after eating potato salad bought in Gunma and Saitama Prefect...

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Tokyoites tour under-construction Olympic venues

Tokyoites tour under-construction Olympic venues

Tokyoites get a look inside Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues under construction for the first time.

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Princess Mako announces engagement

Princess Mako announces engagement

Princess Mako officially announces her engagement to university classmate Kei Komuro after receiving Emperor Akihito's b...

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Duty-free shop opens in arrival area of Narita Airport

Duty-free shop opens in arrival area of Narita Airport

Narita Airport comes up with a way to further prompt shopping at duty-free shops.

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Cabinet ministers take part in disaster drills

Cabinet ministers take part in disaster drills

The Japanese government conducts disaster drills on "Disaster Prevention Day".

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Japanese developer to construct skyscraper in NYC

Japanese developer to construct skyscraper in NYC

A major Japanese developer announces to construct a 58-story office building in Manhattan, New York.

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Private company aims for outer space

Private company aims for outer space

A private venture company launches rocket toward space, paving the way for independent aerospace companies in Japan but ...

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Japan's FY2018 budget expected to exceed 904 billion dollars

Japan's FY2018 budget expected to exceed 904 billion dollars

Japan's fiscal year 2017 budget is expected to exceed 904 billion dollars (100 trillion yen).

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Japan and the US to closely collaborate on North Korea

Japan and the US to closely collaborate on North Korea

Japan's prime minister holds phone talks with the U.S. president two days in a row in the wake of North Korea's missile ...

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iPS cells could help patients with Parkinson's disease

iPS cells could help patients with Parkinson's disease

Kyoto University research team announces that they have successfully improved Parkinson's disease symptoms in monkeys us...

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