What's your emergency?

Children in Tokyo got a close-up experience dealing with the police.The Metropolitan Police Department held a specia...

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GDP plunges during 2nd quarter

Japan’s economy took a dive during the second quarter of this year, recording its worst performance since the disast...

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Midsummer holiday rush

Japan’s midsummer vacation - known as "obon" - is underway, with millions of people heading either back to their hom...

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Awa Odori underway in Tokushima

 Even back-to-back typhoons couldn’t keep people off the streets in western Japan.The traditional Awa Odori dance fe...

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Kids tour the Tokyo Stock Exchange

August is a time when many children head to the beach. But a group of kids in Japan are using their summer vacation ...

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Bereaved mark 29 years since JAL 123 disaster

 Families of the victims of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history visited the crash site today.On August...

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