Remembering Hiroshima

Remembering Hiroshima

Hiroshima marks the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.

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Fire extinguished at iconic fish market

Fire extinguished at iconic fish market

A massive blaze at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market's outer area is extinguished and found to have started in a ramen ...

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Aomori Nebuta Festival begins

Aomori Nebuta, one of Japan's most popular summer festivals, begins in northern Japan.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot design wanted

Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot design wanted

Organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics started accepting design entries for the official mascot Tuesday.

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Ancient burial mounds eyed for Unesco listing

Ancient burial mounds eyed for Unesco listing

Japan's cultural affairs agency will propose a cluster of ancient burial mounds as a candidate for Unesco World Heritage...

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Tokyo Disney Resort tops 700m visitors

Tokyo Disney Resort tops 700m visitors

Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea on Monday topped 700-million combined visitors.

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Hot springs department

Hot springs department

Join the workers of Beppu, southwest Japan as they maintain the city's many famous hot springs.

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4,000 race up Mt. Fuji

4,000 race up Mt. Fuji

4,000 runners race up Mt. Fuji and run right back down.

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Gold bling on display in a big way

Gold bling on display in a big way

A display of big bling gold items that are teem with playfulness and test the bounds of the imagination.

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Explosion at fireworks factory injures two

Explosion at fireworks factory injures two

An explosion at a fireworks plant injures two people in Kagawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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