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Lecturer penalized for Fukushima remarks
Kwansei Gakuin University disciplines a non-Japanese lecturer for radiation-related discriminatory remarks against a gir...
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Giant pandas off display for mating season
Tokyo's Ueno Zoo takes popular giant pandas Ri Ri and Shin Shin off public display for mating season.
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Doing battle with bedding
Hundreds of people descend on a hot spring resort town...to face off in combat with pillows.
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A land of ninjas...and puns
Ninja appear in Shiga Prefecture's town of Koga, a place famous as an historical hotbed of the shadow warriors...and mod...
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Artist's lifework draws folks deep into the mountains
Deep in central Japan, an artist left his lifework carved into a mountain.
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First spring gale strikes Tokyo
The Meteorological Agency announces the first gale of spring in the Tokyo area.
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Doctors indicted for alleged gang rape
Two doctors and a medical student are indicted for allegedly gang raping drunk teen women.
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Tokyo goes for the (used) gold
Tokyo starts collecting used cellphones to mine for the precious metals to mint the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a...
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Snow festival illuminates town
A nearly 450-year-old event dazzles crowds in the snow country of northern Japan.
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Snow-laden roof crushes man
Heavy snow crushed a house, killing its 53-year-old resident in Fukushima, northern Japan.
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