Kyoto's Gion Festival mesmerizes visitors

Kyoto's Gion Festival mesmerizes visitors

Kyoto's Gion Festival mesmerizes visitors as the major summer event's float procession returns to action after a two-yea...

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Sunflowers in full bloom in western Japan

Sunflowers in full bloom in western Japan

Sunflowers are in full bloom in a town in western Japan.

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Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival held in southwest Japan

Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival held in southwest Japan

The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival takes place in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, for the first time in three years.

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Strong winds cause damage north of Tokyo

Strong winds cause damage north of Tokyo

Strong winds cause damage to buildings in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

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More than thousand boxes of flowers offered to slain Abe

More than thousand boxes of flowers offered to slain Abe

More than a thousand boxes of flowers were offered at former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's fatal shooting site.

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Hanyu Yuzuru announces retirement from competition

Hanyu Yuzuru announces retirement from competition

Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu Yuzuru announces his retirement from competition.

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Kyoto Animation arson victims remembered three years on

Kyoto Animation arson victims remembered three years on

The bereaved families remember the victims of the 2019 arson attack at Kyoto Animation.

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Oiso Long Beach pool opens for the season without restrictions

Oiso Long Beach pool opens for the season without restrictions

The pool at Oiso Long Beach opens without restrictions for the first time in three years.

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Tokyo District Court orders former execs pay over 13 trillion yen in compensation

Tokyo District Court orders former execs pay over 13 trillion yen in compensation

The Tokyo District Court rules that former Tokyo Electric Power execs are liable for the accident at Fukushima Daiichi N...

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Japan to hold state funeral for former PM Abe

Japan to hold state funeral for former PM Abe

Japan will hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo this autumn.

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