Disaster-hit Hokkaido blackout recovery to take a week

Disaster-hit Hokkaido blackout recovery to take a week

The government says it will take at least a week to restore electricity to the nearly 3 million homes plunged into a bla...

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Deadly quake rocks northern Japan

Deadly quake rocks northern Japan

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake wreaks destruction in Hokkaido, killing at least two with the death toll set to rise.

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Christmas gift sales commence

Christmas gift sales commence

It's still hot in Japan, but Christmas sales campaigns are already underway.

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Japan wants to catch more tuna

Japan wants to catch more tuna

Japan is expected to recommend raising Pacific bluefin tuna fishing allowances 15% at an international conference in Fuk...

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Retailers announce osechi menu

Retailers announce osechi menu

Department stores get a head start vying for high-end traditional osechi New Year meal orders, with some offerings appro...

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Thinking outside the lunchbox

Thinking outside the lunchbox

People are embracing fun ways to reduce the millions of tons of edible food that is wasted in Japan each year.

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Govt wants flying cars by 2020s

Govt wants flying cars by 2020s

Japan will aim to build a workable flying car by the 2020s.

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IKEA Japan to remove all single-use plastic products

IKEA Japan to remove all single-use plastic products

Furniture giant IKEA Japan announces it will remove all single-use plastic products by 2020.

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Homework banned from online transactions

Homework banned from online transactions

Japan's education ministry and three major online flea market operators agree to ban transactions of school homework.

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Self-driving taxi hits Tokyo: Look Mom, no hands!

Self-driving taxi hits Tokyo: Look Mom, no hands!

An autonomous taxi trial kicks off on the streets of Tokyo in what the operator said is a world first.

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