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Japan protests unified Korea flag showing Takeshima
Japan protests to South Korea over a flag showing a unified Korea that includes Japan's Takeshima islands.
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Sumo champs celebrate spring festival
Sumo champs celebrate an annual spring festival at a Buddhist temple near Narita Airport on the outskirts of Tokyo.
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SDF chopper crashes in southwest Japan
A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter crashes in a residential area in southwestern Japan.
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Laver seaweed shipped from Fukushima
Laver seaweed is shipped from Fukushima Prefecture for the first time since the 2011 nuclear disaster.
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Newcomer beats incumbent in Nago mayoral election
A candidate backed by Japan's ruling coalition beats the incumbent in the Nago mayoral election.
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Injured fur seal found on Aomori beach
A fur seal with a plastic cord stuck around its neck is found on a beach in Aomori Prefecture.
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Worst flu season since 1999
This winter's flu epidemic is the worst in Japan since record-keeping began.
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Looking inside a clear fish
Shizuoka University researcher Toshinobu Tokumoto and his team breed a transparent goldfish to observe the inner working...
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