Kids taste train world

Kids in train-mad Japan are getting a taste of life on the rails.A train expo opened in Osaka on Tuesday.A group of rail...

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Japan announces new sanctions on Russia

Japan will impose new sanctions on Russia in response to its interference in Ukraine.Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced ...

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Jetliner descends dangerously low

A plane belonging to a Japanese budget airline descended dangerously low ahead of landing on Monday.The Peach Aviation j...

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Two Japanese restaurants place among world’s top 50

Two Japanese chefs are happy today.Their restaurants received coveted listings in “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award...

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Climbing season opens in Japan Alps

The climbing season opened in the Japan Alps over the weekend.Kamikochi is one of Japan’s most famous mountain destinati...

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Abe rides rebuilt Sanriku railway

Three years ago a tsunami devastated northeast Japan. On Sunday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rode a railway that has just ...

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Tall ships visit Nagasaki

Spring in Nagasaki, Japan means it’s time for the city’s tall ships festival.Tall ships from around the world visit the ...

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine on Monday. Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are the two m...

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Underwater carp streamers unusual take on Children’s Day

A town in western Japan is decorating in a unique way for an upcoming holiday. Carp streamers billowing in the wind are ...

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Kyoto U. team pioneers cheap stem cell method

Scientists in Japan have come up with a cheap new way to produce stem cells en masse.The researchers at Kyoto University...

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