Daruma festival spurs spring hopes
People celebrate a Daruma lucky doll spring festival in Akita, northwest Japan.
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Ties warm between China, Japan
China announces the first high-level economic talks with Japan in eight years.
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Abe under fire over favoritism allegations
The opposition questions Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in connection with a controversial project to open a new veterinary s...
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Korean Air plane in tail strike at Kansai airport
A Korean Air Lines jet hits its tail on the runway while landing at Kansai airport.
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Olympic torch to tour disaster areas
The Olympic Torch for the Tokyo 2020 games will tour three prefectures hit by Japan's massive 2011 earthquake.
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Tokyo Disneyland's 35th anniversary parade unveiled
A parade commemorating the 35th anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland is unveiled.
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Kyoto kiln damaged due to hotel construction
A kiln in Kyoto sustains major damage due to construction of a hotel next door.
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Local gov't memo implicates PM Abe in controversial project
A memo written by a local government official apparently implicates Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a controversial project...
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Fresh revelation of defense logs
New logs on the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' South Sudan mission emerge as a secrecy scandal rocks the Abe administrati...
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Japanese service workers mired in low productivity
Service workers in Japan have the lowest labor productivity among five advanced countries in a new survey.
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