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Coin throw for the dearly departed
At a Buddhist temple in western Japan, people pray for the dead with the toss of a one-yen coin.
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10 medical schools rigged entrance exams
10 Japanese medical schools are found to have discriminated against female and repeat applicants in their entrance exams...
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US base reclamation work starts
Japan's government starts landfill work on the coast in Okinawa to relocate a controversial US military base despite loc...
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Winemaking goes off the shore
Winemaking has reached new frontiers, with some makers aging the alcoholic beverage in the ocean.
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Tamaki request to halt base work denied
Okinawa's governor asks the government to stop work on a US base move.
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Expansion 2nd longest of postwar era
Japan's cabinet says its current economic expansion is the second longest since World War Two.
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FY 2019 budget tops record $880 billion
Japan's government proposes a record $880 billion national budget for fiscal 2019, with plenty allotted for the consumpt...
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Nissan recalls 150K cars
Nissan Motor submits a nearly 150,000-vehicle recall to the Transportation Ministry following the recent discovery of fa...
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Geisha, temple prepare for new year
Geisha in Kyoto's Gion district and monks at Naritasan Shinshoji temple begin traditional New Year's rituals with just 1...
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