Emperor, empress visit Niigata

Emperor, empress visit Niigata

Japan's emperor and empress attend a cultural festival and visit a rehab facility in Niigata.

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Most schools reopen in typhoon-hit Chiba

Most schools reopen in typhoon-hit Chiba

Most schools reopen in typhoon-ravaged Chiba Prefecture after Typhoon Faxai hit the Tokyo metropolitan area 8 days ago.

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Princess Kako meets choir boys in Vienna

Princess Kako meets choir boys in Vienna

Japan's Princess Kako is in Austria to meet the country's president and choir boys.

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Artificial snow tested for 2020 Games

Artificial snow tested for 2020 Games

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics experiment with artificial snow to beat the heat at the canoe spri...

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Japan's centenarians top 70,000

Japan's centenarians top 70,000

The number of centenarians in graying Japan tops 70,000 for the first time.

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Paralympians test Japan's major quake

Paralympians test Japan's major quake

Paralympians from around the world experience what a major earthquake in Japan feels like.

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Opening ceremony held for Olympic museum

Opening ceremony held for Olympic museum

An opening ceremony celebrates Tokyo's first Olympic Museum.

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Abe reforms fourth cabinet

Abe reforms fourth cabinet

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shuffles his fourth cabinet, choosing a record 13 new ministers.

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Wheelchairs for Dogs

Wheelchairs for Dogs

A couple in Osaka makes custom built wheelchairs for handicapped dogs.

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Thousands in Chiba still without power and water

Thousands in Chiba still without power and water

About 450,000 households in Chiba Prefecture east of Tokyo are still without power 2 days after powerful typhoon Faxai p...

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