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New adults fete Coming of Age
Nearly 1.25m new adults celebrate the Heisei Era's last Coming of Age Day.
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New Year decorations burned in prayer
The annual 'dondo-yaki' or New Year decoration burning ritual is held on a beach in Fukui, central Japan.
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Fire festival drives out demons
300 people in Dazaifu, Fukuoka hold the 1000-year-old Onisube ritual, driving away demons like illness and disaster.
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'Daruma sunrise' entrances lensmen
A group of amateur photographers set their sights on an unusual rising sun.
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Japan criticizes S.Korean president's remarks on wartime forced labor ruling
Japan criticizes South Korean President Moon Jae-in's remarks on a wartime forced labor ruling.
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Labor minister apologizes for underpaid unemployment benefits
Japan's labor minister apologizes to millions of people for underpaying unemployment and accident insurance benefits tot...
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Lavish trips for the well-heeled
Japan is coming up with lavish trips to lure affluent foreign tourists.
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Monkeys walk a tightrope
Camera captures monkeys walking on an electric wire in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Japan braves cold weather
A 120-meter-tall waterfall in Ibarakai Prefecture is about to freeze completely.
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Cheap beer battle ahead of tax hike
Japanese beer makers are bringing out new lines of cheap, so-called third category beer ahead of a tax hike this October...
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