Japan's Prime Minister eyes constitutional revision

Japan's Prime Minister eyes constitutional revision

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he hopes to revise the constitution in 2020.

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Mt. Sakurajima erupts

Mt. Sakurajima erupts

Mt. Sakurajima erupted early Tuesday, sending a plume of ash 4000 meters high.

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Fuji flower festival draws tourists

Fuji flower festival draws tourists

Tourists flock to a moss phlox flower festival at the base of Mt. Fuji in central Japan.

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Elderly woman crashes car into hospital

Elderly woman crashes car into hospital

A woman in her 70s crashes a car into a hospital in Oita, southwest Japan.

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Postcard-perfect cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Castle

Postcard-perfect cherry blossoms at Hirosaki Castle

The cherry blossom festival is underway at Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan, offering perfect scenes of flowers carpet...

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Schools demand students prove real hair color

Schools demand students prove real hair color

More than half of 173 Tokyo public high schools are demanding students prove their real hair color.

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Powerful thunderheads bring hail, lightning to Tokyo

Powerful thunderheads bring hail, lightning to Tokyo

Folks in Japan's capital got a surprise Monday as weather turned from summery to lightning and even hail.

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Luxury sleeper train launches

Luxury sleeper train launches

The Train Suite Shikishima debuts promising incredible luxury with tickets priced up to 950,000 yen.

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Dressing down to keep the planet cool

Dressing down to keep the planet cool

Japan kicks off its annual Cool Biz campaign to dress down as summer approaches.

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Cherry blossom front near goal in Japan

Cherry blossom front near goal in Japan

The cherry blossom front is close to sweeping Japan as a weatherman declares cherries in bloom in northern Sapporo.

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