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Tequila flower blooms in Tokyo park
A 6-meter-tall agave tequilana plant flowers in a Tokyo park.
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Purification rite held for complex at Imperial Palace
A purification rite is held at the Imperial Palace to build the Daijo complex. Emperor Naruhito will conduct a once-per-...
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Duck robots help organic farming
Duck robots could become a new method of pest and weed control in rice paddies.
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Beating the heat at Tokyo Olympics
Officials test ways to beat the heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Kyoto Animation fire, one week on
One week after a fire kills 34 at Kyoto Animation, police identify all of the deceased. Security cam footage reveals sus...
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Tokyo Olympic medals, countdown clock unveiled
2020 Tokyo Olympic medals and a countdown clock are unveiled exactly one year before the Games officially open.
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Kyoto Animation fire survivor tells story
One week after the Kyoto Animation fire kills 34 people, a survivor tells his story of jumping from a second-floor windo...
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Medals unveiled on 1-yr Olympic countdown
Medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are unveiled exactly one year before the Games open.
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Tokyo tests Olympic traffic plan
Just one year before the 2020 Olympics officially begin, Tokyo closes highway entrances and reduces toll lanes to test t...
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IOC President Bach fences at Tokyo Olympic meeting
IOC President Thomas Bach fences with a Japanese youngster at an Olympic meeting. He also praises Tokyo Olympic and Para...
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