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Plum trees in full bloom at Kairakuen Garden in Mito, northeast of Tokyo

Plum trees in full bloom at Kairakuen Garden in Mito, northeast of Tokyo

Plum trees are in full bloom at Kairakuen Garden in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo.Kairakuen, known as a p...

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Snowfall in eastern Japan causes traffic and delays in Tokyo

Snowfall in eastern Japan causes traffic and delays in Tokyo

Snowfall in eastern Japan caused traffic and delays in Tokyo on March 4.S/ NTV Reporter/ It is just before 9 PM. It has ...

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Plum blossoms color Tokyo shrine popular with exam students

Plum blossoms color Tokyo shrine popular with exam students

The plum blossom festival at Tokyo’s Yushima Shrine, known for its academic deity, has peaked as entrance exam students ...

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Japans crown prince receives honorary degree from Thai university

Japans crown prince receives honorary degree from Thai university

Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito visited Thailand to receive an honorary doctorate in animal science from Naresuan Universi...

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Man dies after falling into canal while shoveling snow in Nagano

Man dies after falling into canal while shoveling snow in Nagano

An 81-year-old man died after falling into an irrigation canal while he was shoveling snow in Nagano Prefecture, central...

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Retired emperor and empress visit Tokyo park to see daffodils in bloom

Retired emperor and empress visit Tokyo park to see daffodils in bloom

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on the morning of February 26.To...

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Heavy snow disrupts traffic, delays bullet train

Heavy snow disrupts traffic, delays bullet train

Heavy snow blanketed Japan on February 19, disrupting traffic and delaying train services.Train services including the T...

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Quake-hit temple holds event for first time in 2 years

Quake-hit temple holds event for first time in 2 years

Quake-hit temple in Noto Peninsula central Japan held an event commemorating the passing of the Buddha for the first tim...

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 T-rex costume race in snowy central Japan

T-rex costume race in snowy central Japan

A T-rex costume race was held at the 76th Tokamachi Snow Festival in Niigata Prefecture central Japan.The friendly compe...

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Tour bus involved in 10 vehicle collision near Hokkaidos popular zoo

Tour bus involved in 10 vehicle collision near Hokkaidos popular zoo

Around ten vehicles including tour buses were involved in a collision in Hokkaido’s second largest city Asahikawa on Feb...

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