People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People get to see new bullet train platforms at Kagaonsen Station, one of the new stops on the extended Hokuriku Shinkan...

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Snow gathering at traditional icehouse in central Japan

Snow gathering at traditional icehouse in central Japan

People gather snow for storage inside an icehouse in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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Capybaras compete to see who bathes longest

Capybaras compete to see who bathes longest

Capybaras from five zoos in Japan compete to see who bathes the longest.

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Expect an early spring in Japan: weather officials

Expect an early spring in Japan: weather officials

People in Japan can expect an early spring this year according to weather officials.

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Imperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony

Imperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony

The annual Utakai Hajime Ceremony, also known as the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, is held at the Imperial Palace ...

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Husband-throwing festival takes place in central Japan

Husband-throwing festival takes place in central Japan

A winter festival in which married men are thrown onto a snowy hill takes place in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

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Tunneling for maglev bullet train unveiled for the first time

Tunneling for maglev bullet train unveiled for the first time

Tunneling work for the maglev bullet is unveiled for the first time.

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Stone wall at Fukui's castle in the sky damaged by central Japan quake

Stone wall at Fukui's castle in the sky damaged by central Japan quake

Part of the stone walls at Echizen Ono Castle, referred to as a castle in the sky, is found to be damaged after a powerf...

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Tuna fetches over 100 million yen in first auction of 2024 at Tokyo's Toyosu Market

Tuna fetches over 100 million yen in first auction of 2024 at Tokyo's Toyosu Market

A tuna fetches more than 100 million yen in the first auction of 2024 at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo.

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Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Monkeys 'pray' at temple in northeastern Japan

Wild monkeys are seen playing at a temple in northeastern Japan and holding a rope attached to a bell, as if praying.

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