Japanese Fishermen Shocked At Giant Squid

A giant squid weighing roughly 220 pounds has been caught near Sado in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. On the night of Februa...

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Japanese Device Tracks Dogs' Calories and Exercise.

DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile service provider, launched the country’s first health monitor for dogs.The small GPS-enab...

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Crabs cheer up for Valentine’s Day

Crabs aren’t usually known for their good mood. But these ones in Japan had a change of heart for Valentine’s Day.Every ...

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Abe can’t deny Japan’s WWII apology: Murayama

A former Japanese prime minister says Japan sticks by its 1995 apology for its World War Two aggression against Asian co...

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Tokyo’s new governor takes office

Tokyo’s newly elected governor made his first appearance at the metropolitan office on Wednesday.Yoichi Masuzoe won Sund...

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Japanese agriculture and seafood exports best ever

Japanese cuisine is famous worldwide, but now the country’s farm and seafood products are beginning to make an impact.Ja...

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Twenty-ton tug-of-war

When Japanese people play tug-of-war, they don’t kid around.Residents of Daisen city in northern Japan's Akita Prefectur...

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Fukushima hotline opens

Exactly two years and 11 months since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, victims now have a free number to call with questi...

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Giant Valentine’s Day chocolate

How big is your love?With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, some ambitious chefs in Japan have unveiled a giant Va...

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Koizumi still committed to zero nuclear policy

Flamboyant former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he’ll carry on with his campaign for a zero-nuclear Japan despit...

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