NEC introduces face-recognition shopping technology

NEC introduces face-recognition shopping technology

NEC introduces a new way of shopping through face-recognition technology.

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Tobacco taxes could be going up

Tobacco taxes could be going up

Japan may lift the tobacco tax as part of next fiscal year's tax reform.

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Monster citrus fruit harvest begins

Monster citrus fruit harvest begins

Farmers harvest gigantic banpeiyu citrus fruits that can grow to the size of a child's head. Monster citrus fruit harves...

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Crab season kicks off

Crab season kicks off

Snow crab season kicks off on the Sea of Japan as seafood lovers prepare for the delicacy to hit eateries and stores aro...

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Trump speaks before US and Japanese business leaders

Trump speaks before US and Japanese business leaders

Donald Trump makes a speech to US and Japanese business leaders and meets Japan's Imperial Couple.

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Zoo fetes 50th with poop paper

Zoo fetes 50th with poop paper

Animal poop provides the fiber for a new line of notebooks and memo pads at a zoo in northern Japan.

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Demon festival enlivens Onomichi in western Japan

Demon festival enlivens Onomichi in western Japan

A unique demon festival called Becchah enlivens Onomichi, western Japan.

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Ivanka addresses World Assembly for Women

Ivanka addresses World Assembly for Women

US President Trump's daughter Ivanka addresses the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.

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Drone injures 6

Drone injures 6

A drone crashes, injuring six spectators at an event in central Japan.

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ATM car coming to rural Japan

ATM car coming to rural Japan

A Japanese bank is planning to introduce an ATM car.

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