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Toyota displays multipurpose self-driving van
Toyota debuts a multipurpose self-driving van for the service sector.
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Year of the Dog fever seizes Japan
Canine fever grips central Japan in the Year of the Dog.
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Committee starts discussing abdication ceremony
A government committee kicks off discussions on ceremonies related to the stepping down of Emperor Akihito in April 2019...
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Mattis apologizes as Okinawan anger mounts over military incidents
Okinawa demands action and US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis apologizes as anger mounts over a spate of military incidents...
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Fresh emergency landing of US copter in Okinawa
Okinawa sees the second emergency landing of a US military helicopter in 3 days.
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Japan Celebrates Coming of Age Day
Women and men who have turned 20 years old celebrate this national holiday by getting dressed in colorful kimonos.
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US military airlifts disabled helicopter
US military officials remove a helicopter that made an emergency landing on Saturday using a heavy lift transport helico...
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Low-tech speaker for high-tech phone
A woodworks in northern Japan crafts the world's simplest smartphone speaker.
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New Year rites held on traditional start of 'small chill'
Traditional New Year rites are held ranging from purification rite with piercing cold water and loincloths to student ca...
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Bus guides celebrate coming of age early
Bus guides celebrate coming of age ahead of the official Coming-of-Age Day next week.
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