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A white squirrel is attracting attention at a university in northern Japan.

Johnson & Johnson recalls about 37,000 boxes of soft contact lenses due to contamination.

Japan's police agency says it exposed 7625 cases of tailgating nationwide last year.

Japan's Self-Defense Forces search for 4 men after an ASDF helicopter apparently crashed in waters off central Japan.

A traffic cop dies in western Japan while cracking down on a violation.

A group of drift drivers are arrested for using public roads as a circuit in Osaka.

The long-awaited move of Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market is to happen next fall.

A sake brewery in northern Japan gets down to business making this season's run of the age-old fermented beverage.

Ongoing volcanic activity prompts authorities to expand the no-entry zone around Mt. Shinmoe in southwestern Japan.