Embattled Takata to file for bankruptcy
Takata Corporation, the Japanese company facing defective airbag recalls worldwide, is to file for bankruptcy by the end...
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Final decision due on Tsukiji move
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will soon announce her decision to move the famous Tsukiji fish market, with relocation bein...
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Contentious conspiracy bill rammed through Diet
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition rams a contentious conspiracy bill through the Diet after an all-night batt...
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Queen Elizabeth says Japanese train 'comfortable'
England's Queen Elizabeth rides a Hitachi train to commemorate the first train ride by a British royal 175 years ago.
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Wind chimes from across Japan on display
A festival underway west of Tokyo displays a variety of wind chimes from all over Japan.
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Calendar makers see big losses without new era's name
Calendar makers ask Japan's government to announce the name of the next imperial era by January in time to put it on 201...
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Girl kidnapped by IS reunited with family
Nippon TV speaks with an Iraqi family reunited three years after their young daughter was kidnapped by the Islamic State...
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People flock to Ueno Zoo after panda birth
Visitors flock to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to view giant pandas a day after a baby cub was born.
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Japan's press freedoms 'threatened'
A United Nations special rapporteur says press freedoms are threatened in Japan.
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Traditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs
A traditional horse parade attracts shutter bugs in Iwate, northeast Japan.
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