Monkeys run wild in Yokohama

Monkeys run wild in Yokohama

Wild monkeys are on the loose in Japan!Security cameras captured images of this primate in a residential area of Yokoham...

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Test your mettle with a kettle

Test your mettle with a kettle

People in southwestern Japan are enjoying the sport of tea kettle curling.

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Abe pushing Trump for peace prize?

Abe pushing Trump for peace prize?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refuses to comment on whether he nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize...

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Green Slow Mobility promises to ease transport

Green Slow Mobility promises to ease transport

A new form of transport aimed at the elderly and tourists called Green Slow Mobility is taking off in Japan.

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Bathhouses seek to boost brand

Bathhouses seek to boost brand

Traditional sento baths in Tokyo look to boost their profile with help from a popular fashion brand.

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Pile of anonymous cash donated

Pile of anonymous cash donated

Bundles of tattered 10,000-yen bills worth $900k are donated to Ehime Prefecture in western Japan.

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Microsoft Japan debuts AI date app

Microsoft Japan debuts AI date app

Ahead of Valentine's Day, Microsoft Japan shows off a new artificial intelligence dating app.

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Bonsai trees worth many $100k stolen

Bonsai trees worth many $100k stolen

Bonsai masters face a crisis after thieves steal meticulously cared for trees worth many $100k.

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Olympics venues on track amid cost concerns

Olympics venues on track amid cost concerns

Construction for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is on track but concerns remain over operating losses once the games are done.

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Govt aims to make preschools, daycare free

Govt aims to make preschools, daycare free

Japan's government has a plan to make preschools and daycare free under a new reform to child-rearing support laws.

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