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And then there were none
A plummeting population and potential lack of village assembly candidates prompts a village to mull abolishing its elect...
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Black watermelon fetches sweet price
A black Densuke watermelon sells for 500,000 yen (more than 4,500 dollars) as the year's first auctions of the fruit are...
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Monkey business miffs locals
Locals in central Japan are using the internet to protect crops from marauding monkeys.
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Smartphones top 50% of market
Smartphone owners for the first time make up more than 50 percent of people with cellphones in Japan.
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New law allows first imperial abdication in two centuries
Japan's emperor is allowed to abdicate for the first time in 200 years after a special bill is passed in parliament. Aki...
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Humble delectable gains fame
Simple things can also be the most extraordinary, and that could be said for food as well. Broth soup now plays a more-t...
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Haagen-Dazs recalls 2.74m cups over contaminants
Haagen-Dazs Japan is recalling 2.74 million cups of ice cream after pieces of black rubber were found inside a product.
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Nuclear regulator hadn't checked container for 26 years
It's been learned Japan's nuclear regulator hadn't checked the fuel container that ruptured and irradiated workers once ...
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Runaway pigs on expressway
19 pigs run amok on the Hanshin Expressway in the wake of a traffic accident in Osaka.
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