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Aso ignites new firestorm
Finance Minister Taro Aso withdraws a remark that people who don't have kids are a problem.
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Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off
The Sapporo Snow Festival gets underway in northern Japan with more than 190 snow and ice sculptures on display.
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ASMR boom reaches Japan
Japan is getting in on the boom in ASMR, a relaxation response said to be triggered by certain sounds.
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Japan sees worst flu pandemic
The number of flu patients tops 7.6 million in Japan in the worst outbreak since record keeping began in 1999.
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Japan-EU EPA sales campaigns begin
Supermarkets in Japan launch sales campaigns as the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement takes effect.
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Narita Airport and Tokyo subway disrupted
A plane slides off an icy runway at Narita Airport causing flight disruptions, while a Tokyo subway is suspended due to ...
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Custom ceramics solve water pollution
Water pollution is a serious problem affecting many parts of the world. Researchers in Japan have come up with a natural...
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S.Korean confines Japanese in Bangkok
Police in Bangkok arrest a South Korean man for confining three Japanese and extorting about $100k from them.
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Snow in Tokyo, blizzard in Hokkaido
A low pressure zone is forecast to bring snow to the Tokyo region, while blizzard conditions will hit Hokkaido.
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Handmade blue jeans shine light on Oita
At a workshop in Oita, southwest Japan, a man is hand-sewing traditional blue jeans, one by one.
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