Waterfall festival beats the heat
Men take a portable shrine for a dip in a waterfall in an ancient summer rite in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Maiko in full dress and makeup visit their teachers in 98 degree heat to observe a traditional holiday.
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Japanese and Russian foreign and defense minister meet in Moscow, saying they will cooperate on North Korean denucleariz...
read moreGovt. starts new anti-terror unit for 2020 Olympics
Japan's government creates a new team to prevent terrorism with an eye toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Typhoon Jongdari has slowed down but deadly heat wave continues to smother the nation.
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A flood-hit university in Hiroshima restarts classes.
read moreJapan vows to reduce plutonium stockpiles
Japan vows to reduce its 47 tons of plutonium stockpile.
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Researchers at Kyoto University announce they will begin clinical trials treating Parkinson's disease with iPS cells.
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Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai returns to earth after a six-month stint on the International Space Station and calls...
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Typhoon Jongdari does minimal damage on Honshu this weekend. Rescue workers resume searching for missing people and repa...
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