Names for panda cub narrowed down to 8 entries

Names for panda cub narrowed down to 8 entries

Possible names for Tokyo's Ueno Zoo panda cub are narrowed down to 8 entries.

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Osprey makes emergency landing

Osprey makes emergency landing

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey makes an emergency landing at Oita Airport in southwestern Japan Tuesday evening. The a...

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Abe and Moon agree to put pressure on North Korea

Abe and Moon agree to put pressure on North Korea

Japanese and South Korean leaders agree over the phone to put further pressure on North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang's...

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City in central Japan holds missile evacuation drill

City in central Japan holds missile evacuation drill

An evacuation drill is held in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, amid residents' mounting anxiety over North Korean missile l...

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Kumamoto Castle's new ornaments on display

Kumamoto Castle's new ornaments on display

New ornaments, killer whale statues, for Kumamoto Castle Tower are on display in southwestern Japan.

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Nagasaki survivor and peace activist Sumiteru Taniguchi dies at 88

Nagasaki survivor and peace activist Sumiteru Taniguchi dies at 88

Sumiteru Taniguchi, an atomic bomb survivor and peace activist for over 60 years, dies at the age of 88.

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Kobe politician resigns amid alleged fictional expenses

Kobe politician resigns amid alleged fictional expenses

A Kobe assemblyman resigns amid allegations that he bilked the government of money using fictional receipts.

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ASDF holds PAC-3 missile-defense exercises

ASDF holds PAC-3 missile-defense exercises

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force conducts missile defense drills at U.S. military bases as North Korea launches a ballisti...

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Hokkaido residents react to missile launch

Hokkaido residents react to missile launch

People in Hokkaido react to a North Korean missile flying over northern Japan.

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Japan slams North Korea missile launch

Japan slams North Korea missile launch

Japan lodges a strong protest with North Korea over its early-morning launch of a missile over northern Japan.

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