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Heat wave hits Tokyo
Dozens of people are taken to hospital for heat-related illnesses as the temperature soars in Japan's capital.
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High-end watermelon fetches 100,000 yen
A high-end watermelon in Hokkaido fetches 100,000 yen (931 dollars) apiece in the season's first auction.
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Thousands in Tokyo protest against racism
Nearly 4,000 demonstrators in Tokyo march against racial discrimination in the wake of the death of African-American Geo...
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Traditional artisans face crisis amid pandemic
Traditional artisans in Japan are looking for innovative ways to adapt to the new normal to ride out the pandemic.
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Tokyo Olympic games may be simplified
The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee are attempting to simplify the postponed ...
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70 monkeys escape their pen again
70 monkeys successfully escape through a hole their cage in Chiba Prefecture. It's their second escape in less than a ye...
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Hospitals brace for second wave of infections
The state of emergency has been lifted across Japan, but that does not mean the end for the novel coronavirus epidemic. ...
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Buffet restaurants try to adapt to the new normal
Restaurants in Japan are attempting to adapt to the new normal amid the continued novel coronavirus pandemic. So-called ...
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Beaches south of Tokyo reopen to visitors
Beaches in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, replace "no entry" signs with ones urging social distancing.
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Flow of people increase after state of emergency lifted
The flow of people in areas where the state of emergency was lifted a day before including Tokyo and three neighboring p...
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