Truck runs into schoolchildren east of Tokyo, killing 2
A truck runs into children walking home from elementary school in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, killing two and injur...
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Japan's emperor gives online speech at U.N. water conference
Japan's Emperor Naruhito gives an online speech at the U.N. Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters.
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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend art award ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the Japan Art Academy's award ceremony in Tokyo.
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3D hazard map for Arakawa River vicinity in Tokyo
The Japanese government releases a three-dimensional hazard map that predicts what might happen if the Arakawa River, wh...
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Camera captures houses collapsing in Osaka
A camera captures houses collapsing in a residential area in Osaka.
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Portable mini-fans can explode in your face
Beware -- portable mini-fans can explode in your face.
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Emperor concerned Tokyo Olympics could cause rise in COVID-19 infections
The grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency says he “surmises Emperor Naruhito is concerned that the Tokyo Olympi...
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Ugandan Olympic team member arriving in Japan had Delta variant
A member of the Ugandan Olympic team member tests positive for the Delta variant.
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Japan's top court rules forcing married couples to share surname is constitutional
Japan's top court rules that civil code provisions forcing married couples to share the same surname are constitutional.
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3-meter hammerhead shark sold in super market
A supermarket in western Japan sells a 3-meter hammerhead shark.
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