Protestors oppose launch of drilling off Camp Schwab

Protestors oppose the start of drilling off US Camp Schwab in preparation for the move of US Futenma Air Station in ...

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Softbank unveils nearly frameless phone

SoftBank unveils a nearly frameless smartphone for the US and Japanese markets.

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Abe opts not to visit Yasukuni

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe skips visiting Yasukuni Shrine on the 69th anniversary of the end of WWII, but sends an of...

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Japan marks end of WWII

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Imperial Couple attend a ceremony in Tokyo commemorating the end of WWII.

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WWII Special: Beyond the Lens of the Gun Camera

August 15th in Japan marks the anniversary of the end of World War Two. On this occasion, we bring you a report on a...

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Lighting the nightless city

People in northern Japan don’t do things in half-measures. When they built lantern floats for a recent summer festiv...

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Riders test their mettle at a pig rodeo

Locals were hamming it up at an annual pig rodeo held yesterday in western Japan.Pig farming is a major industry in ...

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Buoys set in advance of Futenma relocation

Protestors in Okinawa faced off with the Coast Guard as the government started work on Thursday on the controversial...

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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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