Typhoon kills two people

Typhoon kills two people

Typhoon Trami claims two lives and leaves a 67-year-old woman missing.

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U.S. deploys Osprey aircraft in Tokyo

U.S. deploys Osprey aircraft in Tokyo

The U.S. military officially deploys five controversial Osprey aircraft to the Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.

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A brave new world in education

A brave new world in education

Technology is breaking down barriers and opening up new possibilities at schools around Japan.

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Fukushima fuel removal hit by delay

Fukushima fuel removal hit by delay

Work to remove spent fuel from Japan's meltdown-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will be greatly delayed.

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4 Mitsubishi Electric employees awarded workers' compensation

4 Mitsubishi Electric employees awarded workers' compensation

Four employees at Japan's Mitsubishi Electric are awarded workers' compensation as the government tries to combat long w...

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Powerful typhoon to hit Japan this weekend

Powerful typhoon to hit Japan this weekend

People traveling to Japan should take into account another powerful typhoon forecast to hit the country this weekend.

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Rubella spreading in Japan

Rubella spreading in Japan

127 cases of rubella were reported in Japan in just one week, bring the yearly total to 642, a seven-fold increase over ...

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Crown Prince, Princess visit flood victims in Kyushu

Crown Prince, Princess visit flood victims in Kyushu

Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako visit flood victims in northern Kyushu's Asakura, a city heavily damaged...

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Nuclear plant in western Japan allowed to restart

Nuclear plant in western Japan allowed to restart

The Hiroshima High Court reverses its verdict, allowing the restart of the Ikata nuclear plant's number 3 reactor.

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10 years since release of crested ibises into wild

10 years since release of crested ibises into wild

Sado Island in the Sea of Japan marks 10 years since it first reintroduced endangered crested ibises into the wild.

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