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Rice-gorging ritual tests tummies
People in a town on the Sea of Japan gorge themselves on rice in a rite that began among farmers when food was scarce.
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Robot 'Sasori' to probe Fukushima reactor
The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will send a robot into the stricken No.2 reactor.
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Woman arrested for scamming residents of care home
A woman in Hiroshima is arrested for running an investment fraud targeting elderly residents of her assisted living faci...
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Man arrested for impersonating ex AKB48 idol
A man is arrested for impersonating an ex AKB48 idol.
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Life-size dolls exhibited ahead of Girls' Festival
Life-size "hina ningyo" dolls go on display in central Japan ahead of Girls' Festival.
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Govt drafts bill limiting overtime
Japan's government is trying to reform the way people work through a bill limiting overtime.
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North Korean leader's half-brother killed: sources
South Korean media report Kim Jong-nam, the leader of North Korea's half-brother, has been poisoned to death in Malaysia...
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Ski patrol dies in Nagano avalanche
A ski patrol is dead after he and two coworkers were caught in an avalanche Monday morning in central Japan.
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A divine dousing for the gods
Dirty-faced messengers of the gods scantily clad in straw roam this town dousing homes with water in an ancient and biza...
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Sapporo Snow Festival ends banner year
People in Sapporo bid farewell to some of the world's biggest snow sculptures.
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