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Earth Valley offers panoramic view of Owakudani in Hakone hot springs

Earth Valley offers panoramic view of Owakudani in Hakone hot springs

A new facility called Earth Valley offers a panoramic view of Owakudani, a volcanic valley and tourist attraction in the...

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Bear bites woman in western Japan

Bear bites woman in western Japan

The incident occurred in a residential area of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture.A woman suddenly attacked by a bear on the mor...

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Temple assesses damage after magnitude 5 quake hit central Japan

Temple assesses damage after magnitude 5 quake hit central Japan

Omachi City in Nagano Prefecture reported damage from the magnitude 5 earthquake that hit the northern part of the prefe...

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Handless Monkey spotted in Tokyo

Handless Monkey spotted in Tokyo

What appeared on the streets of Tokyo was... a monkey!Onlooker: It’s dangerous.With its right hand, it appears to be th...

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Bear eating deer sighted at hot springs resort in Hokkaido

Bear eating deer sighted at hot springs resort in Hokkaido

Witnesses sight a bear eating a deer on a mountain slope at the Sounkyo Onsen hot springs resort in Hokkaido, northern...

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Visitors flock to Tokyo's Meguro River to see cherry blossoms falling

Visitors flock to Tokyo's Meguro River to see cherry blossoms falling

People flocked to Meguro River in Tokyo on April 12 to see cherry blossoms falling on the ground and onto the water.Offi...

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Deer spotted running through the streets in Sapporo

Deer spotted running through the streets in Sapporo

Viewers captured these wild beasts running at high speeds through the streets of Sapporo in Hokkaido on April 6.The beas...

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Tokyo's park packed with people enjoying cherry blossoms in full bloom

Tokyo's park packed with people enjoying cherry blossoms in full bloom

Visitors flocked to Ueno Park on April 5 after a week of rain and cold temperatures in Tokyo.The mercury rose to 17 deg...

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Bear caught at temple in northern Japan

Bear caught at temple in northern Japan

A bear made an appearance at a temple in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan on April 2.The video shows the bear wander...

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Imperial Palace opens grounds for cherry blossom viewing

Imperial Palace opens grounds for cherry blossom viewing

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo opened part of its grounds to the general public for spring on March 29.Since 2014, Inui St...

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