
Golden giant panda figure for sale
A department store near Ueno Zoo in Tokyo starts selling a giant panda figure made of pure gold.
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Japan cancels missile evacuation drills
The Japanese government has announced today it has canceled evacuation drills to prepare for a potential North Korean mi...
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Mt.Shinmoe in Southwestern Japan erupts again
A volcano in the Kirishima Mountain Range erupts violently in Southwestern Japan.
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Bullet found in farm hut may come from US military base
An apparent stray bullet found in a farm hut with a broken window in Okinawa, may have come from a nearby US military ba...
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Health hints from the heavens
An astronaut's research in space could lead to advances in drug development for serious diseases.
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Kids return to quake-hit Takatsuki school
4 days after a M6.1 quake killed a 9-year-old girl in western Japan, kids are back at school.
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Nuke plant near Tokyo gets 20-year extension
The only nuclear plant in the greater Tokyo region has had its operational life extended 20 years.
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