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Imperial Couple attends year's first sumo
Japan's Imperial Couple attends the year's first professional sumo match.
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Kasedori tradition in Oita
A festival to wish children healthy growth was held in Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture in Southern Japan.
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Coming-of-Age Day in Tokyo Disneyland
Japanese women and men who have turned 20 years old celebrate this national holiday wearing kimonos and suits.
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Hokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze
People in far north Japan are suffering under the winter's coldest weather yet.
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Japan recalling ambassador to S.Korea over 'comfort woman' statue
Japan will recall its ambassador to South Korea over a statue of a so-called comfort woman.
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Getting naked for the new year
Every year, men in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture jog in the freezing cold wearing only a loincloth to pray for good health...
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Bus tour guides celebrate Coming-of-Age Day
Young tour guides at a major bus tour company in Japan celebrates Coming-of-Age Day.
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Megumi Yokota exhibition opens in Tokyo
A new exhibition in Tokyo tells the story of a Japanese girl abducted by North Korea forty years ago.
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American nabbed for importing pot candy
Japanese authorities have arrested an American man for illegally importing some 200 marijuana candies.
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New Year's tuna auction nets more than $638k
A single tuna fetches more than $638k in the New Year's first auction at Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market.
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