Dengue could threaten 2020 Tokyo Olympics

 Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe says the dengue outbreak around Olympic facilities must be beaten.

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School resumes in landslide-hit Hiroshima

 School is back in session in Hiroshima after a landslide killed more than 70 people.

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Obuchi visits Fukushima

Japan’s youthful new Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi makes first visit to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. 

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