Wind chimes from across Japan on display
A festival underway west of Tokyo displays a variety of wind chimes from all over Japan.
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Calendar makers see big losses without new era's name
Calendar makers ask Japan's government to announce the name of the next imperial era by January in time to put it on 201...
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3D roadmaps to pave the way for self-driving cars
To pave the way for autonomous cars, a firm backed by Mitsubishi Electric and other investors will aim to map Japan's ro...
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Girl kidnapped by IS reunited with family
Nippon TV speaks with an Iraqi family reunited three years after their young daughter was kidnapped by the Islamic State...
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People flock to Ueno Zoo after panda birth
Visitors flock to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to view giant pandas a day after a baby cub was born.
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Japan's press freedoms 'threatened'
A United Nations special rapporteur says press freedoms are threatened in Japan.
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Traditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs
A traditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs in Iwate, northeast Japan.
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And then there were none
A plummeting population and potential lack of village assembly candidates prompts a village to mull abolishing its elect...
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Black watermelon fetches sweet price
A black Densuke watermelon sells for 500,000 yen (more than 4,500 dollars) as the year's first auctions of the fruit are...
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