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Flooding hits Yamagata Prefecture
Over 700 people are ordered to evacuate when heavy rain causes a major river in Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, to ...
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Thinking outside the lunchbox
People are embracing fun ways to reduce the millions of tons of edible food that is wasted in Japan each year.
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Caregiver robot on the job at preschool
At a preschool in Tokyo, a robot is helping to lighten the load of teachers and caregivers.
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First hearing on Fukushima waste water plan
Public hearings open on how to dispose of tritium-laced water building up at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Olympic gymnast's accusation shocks Japan
An Olympic gymnast rocks Japan's gymnastics association with power harassment accusations.
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Child abuse cases hit record high
Child abuse cases in Japan passed 130,000 for the first time ever in fiscal 2017.
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Govt's disabled worker scandal grows
A scandal over Japan's government padding disabled worker figures spreads to the Diet.
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Govt wants flying cars by 2020s
Japan will aim to build a workable flying car by the 2020s.
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IKEA Japan to remove all single-use plastic products
Furniture giant IKEA Japan announces it will remove all single-use plastic products by 2020.
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Homework banned from online transactions
Japan's education ministry and three major online flea market operators agree to ban transactions of school homework.
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