Myanmar national arrested for defacing

Myanmar national arrested for defacing "snow monsters"

A Myanmar national is nabbed for defacing the famous "snow monsters" in northern Japan.

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Wild boar terrorizes town

Wild boar terrorizes town

A wild boar injures two people in their seventies in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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Ringing in spring with fire

Ringing in spring with fire

People in western Japan ring in the spring by torching grasslands to make way for new growth.

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Locals dance nostalgic in Fukushima

Locals dance nostalgic in Fukushima

An ancient festival returns to a town in Fukushima Prefecture for the first since disaster struck nearly seven years ago...

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Cold and naked for the greater good

Cold and naked for the greater good

Men brave subfreezing cold at an ancient naked festival at an shrine in northern Japan seeking a good harvest and safe h...

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Cold wave triggers fish die-off

Cold wave triggers fish die-off

Cold temperatures are causing fish to die on Japan's southwest coast.

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Penguins celebrate Valentine's Day

Penguins celebrate Valentine's Day

Penguins stroll in Valentine's Day attire at a bird park in western Japan.

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Heavy snow stops transportation in Fukui

Heavy snow stops transportation in Fukui

Heavy snow persists on the Sea of Japan coast, disrupting transportation in Fukui Prefecture following last week's recor...

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Giant panda couple battles it out

Giant panda couple battles it out

Newly released video shows a giant panda couple in the midst of a fight at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

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Heavy snow continues to slam Sea of Japan coast

Heavy snow continues to slam Sea of Japan coast

Japan's Meteorological Agency warns of more heavy snow on the Sea of Japan coast and northeast Japan.

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