American nabbed cooking meth in guest houses

American nabbed cooking meth in guest houses

Police arrest a US man for manufacturing amphetamines at Tokyo guest houses.

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I, clumsy and endearing robot

I, clumsy and endearing robot

A university in central Japan develops less perfect robots to create a world where people and robots can better collabor...

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Pension snafu hits 104,000

Pension snafu hits 104,000

Japan's national pension says data was mistakenly entered on over 100,000 people and pensions underpaid by about $19m.

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Blossom bliss hits Tokyo

Blossom bliss hits Tokyo

People in Tokyo take advantage of beautiful weather to marvel at the cherry blossoms in many different ways.

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Government tells Nissan to shape up

Government tells Nissan to shape up

Japan's transport ministry hits Nissan with an improvement order for allowing unauthorized personnel to conduct final ch...

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Bamboo shoots hit the market

Bamboo shoots hit the market

Farmers in Kyoto start shipping bamboo shoots, a spring delicacy.

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Study: golf improves cognitive function

Study: golf improves cognitive function

A study finds elderly people who did not exercise saw an improvement in their memory after playing golf regularly for si...

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Genkai nuclear plant no.3 reactor restarted

Genkai nuclear plant no.3 reactor restarted

The No.3 reactor at the Genkai nuclear plant in southwest Japan is reactivated after more than 7 years offline.

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Aum cult lives on

Aum cult lives on

23 years after killing 13 people in Japan's deadliest terrorist incident, reshuffled versions of the Aum Shinrikyo cult ...

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Court orders Tepco to pay evacuees $5.8m

Court orders Tepco to pay evacuees $5.8m

A court orders Tokyo Electric to pay evacuees $5.8m in damages from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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