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Forced sterilization victim to sue government
Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai helps pave the way for a woman in her 70s, forced to undergo sterilization as a teenager...
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Wild boar terrorizes town
A wild boar injures two people in their seventies in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.
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Thai court gives Japanese custody of surrogate children
A court in Thailand gives a Japanese custody of 13 children born to surrogate mothers in the country.
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Imperial abdication to be state occasion
The government plans to make Emperor Akihito's abdication ritual a state event and hold a separate ceremony to commemora...
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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
An ancient festival returns to a town in Fukushima Prefecture for the first since disaster struck nearly seven years ago...
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Innovative solutions for aging infrastructure
Innovative solutions for aging infrastructure are emerging from Fukui, central Japan.
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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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Fire and ice mayhem at traditional rite
Residents of a town in northern Japan go head to head with 8-meter-long bamboo poles in an ancient rite.
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Govt proposes reappointing BOJ top Kuroda
The government proposes reappointing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a second term.
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