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Nuclear watchdog OKs safety review of Onagawa reactor
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority effectively approves the safety review of the Onagawa No. 2 nuclear reactor in Miya...
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Pope Francis holds mass for 50,000 at Tokyo Dome
Pope Francis holds mass at Tokyo Dome on Monday and speaks at Sophia University on Tuesday before departing Japan.
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PM Abe meets with families of former leprosy patients
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomes the families of former leprosy patients to his office for the first time since a law ...
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Osaka takoyaki spot hid $1.3 mil. in income
Osaka tax authorities crack down on the operator of popular takoyaki restaurant Hanadako for hiding $1.3 mil. in income ...
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Iconic Nagasaki photo lives on
After the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a US military photographer captured this iconic image. This week the pi...
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Pope Francis meets Emperor Naruhito
Pope Francis meets with Emperor Naruhito and victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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1000-year-old Hadakabo festival
A 1,000-year-old festival in western Japan is held to comfort the spirit of a 9th century noble.
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Santa display looks back on 2019
A Santa Claus display in western Japan looks back on events of the past year.
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Pope Francis appeals for peace in Hiroshima
Pope Francis appeals for peace at a gathering at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
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Pope Francis calls for nuclear abolition in Nagasaki speech
Pope Francis calls for a world free of nuclear weapons in his speech in Nagasaki.
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