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LDP leaders support onetime abdication law for Akihito
Ruling party leaders in Japan support enacting a onetime law for Emperor Akihito to abdicate the throne.
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Reclamation work for US base resumes
Reclamation work for a controversial US base relocation project in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa resumed to...
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Snow sculptures wow visitors
The Sapporo Snow Festival kicks off in northern Japan with 200 ice sculptures for visitors to enjoy.
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CPR song inspires kids
A primary school in Japan is giving first aid teaching a musical twist.
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IoT - Making Life A Little Better
The Internet of Things improves efficiency at a supermarket and helps fisherman predict when fish can be caught.
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Hitachi unveils robot for Fukushima nuclear plant
Hitachi unveils an updated robot with a sensor that will venture inside reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
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Kagawa's ehomaki for setsubun
People in Kagawa Prefecture are eating a unique local ehomaki for setsubun festival.
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Large hole filmed beneath Fukushima Daiichi No.2 reactor
Tokyo Electric releases an image of a large hole below Japan's Fukushima Daiichi number two reactor.
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Blizzard triggers 25-car pileup in northern Japan
A snowstorm causes a pileup involving 25 cars in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
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World-first retinal transplants involving donor iPS stem cells approved
Japan approves the world's first retinal transplants using cells grown from donor iPS stem cells.
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