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Twin giant panda cubs in Tokyo turn two years old
Twin giant panda cubs Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens celebrate their second birthday on June 2...
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Cherries worth 100,000yen stolen in northern Japan
Yamagata Benio cherries worth 100,000yen are stolen in Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan.
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Visitors enjoy Japanese iris at Heian Jingu Shrine
Visitors enjoy Japanese iris at Kyoto's Heian Jingu Shrine.
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Crabs 'dance' on beach in western Japan
Small crabs that live in Japan's warm tidal flats perform what are thought to be courtship dances on a beach in western ...
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Dozens join tour to remember Great Kanto earthquake
Dozens join a tour in Yokohama to remember the Great Kanto earthquake.
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Typhoon Mawar brings strong winds to Okinawa
Typhoon Mawar brings strong winds to Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
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Mountain reflection on terraced paddy fields in western Japan
A mountain reflection on terraced rice paddy fields in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is popular among amateur photogr...
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Fireball-like object flies over Okinawa
A fireball-like object is seen crossing the sky over Okinawa Prefecture on the evening of May 10, leaving a long trail o...
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Central Alps open for the season
An opening ceremony is held in the Central Alps in Nagano Prefecture north of Tokyo to pray for the safety of the climbe...
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Nature viewing held at Imperial Palace
Selected members of the general public get to see rare plants and other natural sceneries at the Imperial Palace.
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