Tequila flower blooms in Tokyo park
A 6-meter-tall agave tequilana plant flowers in a Tokyo park.
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A purification rite is held at the Imperial Palace to build the Daijo complex. Emperor Naruhito will conduct a once-per-...
read moreDuck robots help organic farming
Duck robots could become a new method of pest and weed control in rice paddies.
read moreBeating the heat at Tokyo Olympics
Officials test ways to beat the heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
read moreKyoto Animation fire, one week on
One week after a fire kills 34 at Kyoto Animation, police identify all of the deceased. Security cam footage reveals sus...
read moreKyoto Animation fire survivor tells story
One week after the Kyoto Animation fire kills 34 people, a survivor tells his story of jumping from a second-floor windo...
read moreMedals unveiled on 1-yr Olympic countdown
Medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are unveiled exactly one year before the Games open.
read moreTokyo tests Olympic traffic plan
Just one year before the 2020 Olympics officially begin, Tokyo closes highway entrances and reduces toll lanes to test t...
read moreIOC President Bach fences at Tokyo Olympic meeting
IOC President Thomas Bach fences with a Japanese youngster at an Olympic meeting. He also praises Tokyo Olympic and Para...
read moreJAL, ANA to carry Olympic flame to Japan
Two Japanese airlines announce that they will both transport the Olympic flame from Greece to Japan ahead of the 2020 To...
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