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Survival Capsule allows people to ride out tsunamis
At a factory in Japan, workers are putting the finishing touches on the US-designed tsunami Survival Capsule.
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Scientists fete new element Nihonium
Scientists in Japan are celebrating Asia's first named element Nihonium.
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Spring snow clearing begins on Zao Echoline
High in the mountains of northern Japan, spring snow clearing has begun.
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Tokyo aims to please Olympic palates
Tokyo sets about to accomplish an Olympic feat: pleasing the palates of participants at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Para...
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Plagiarism scandal hits online data curator
A third-party investigative panel reports that online information site operator DeNA posted more than 740,000 items of c...
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Japan commemorates victims of Great East Japan Earthquake
Japan commemorates the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
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The secrets of sacred sculpture
A master craftsman reveals the secrets of the sacred drums called mokugyo.
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Parliamentary Secretary quits over boots joke
The Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Management Affairs resigns after joking about rain boots in connection with a p...
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Moritomo Gakuen withdraws application
Moritomo Gakuen, a kindergarten operator once linked to Japan's first lady, withdraws its application for an elementary ...
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Japanese iron works forging ahead
Japanese artisans have been forging iron for over 1000 years.One modern company draws on traditional techniques to cast ...
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