Empty Toyosu market unveiled to media

Empty Toyosu market unveiled to media

The media is shown the vacant Toyosu market nearly a month after it was supposed to replace Tokyo's famous Tsukiji whole...

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Tea for the gods

Tea for the gods

A tea ceremony for the gods at a picturesque Shinto shrine and famous landmark draws crowds of people.

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Panel split on imperial abdication

Panel split on imperial abdication

A slight majority of experts on a government panel on Imperial abdication support or conditionally support the abdicatio...

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US contractor arrested for slashing woman

US contractor arrested for slashing woman

An American contractor is arrested on suspicion he slashed a woman at a US military base in Japan.

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Ferris wheel catches fire

Ferris wheel catches fire

A Ferris wheel catches fire in western Japan but no one is injured.

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Tokyo Olympics venue controversy continues

Tokyo Olympics venue controversy continues

A four-party review of three Tokyo Olympics venues keeps boat and swimming facilities but is unable to settle on a site ...

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Lower house passes pension reform bill

Lower house passes pension reform bill

Japan's lower house passes a pension reform bill to stem rising expenditures.

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Avian flu hits two farms in northern Japan

Avian flu hits two farms in northern Japan

Two outbreaks of virulent avian flu in northern Japan force local governments to kill birds to stop the virus from sprea...

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Ruling parties extend Diet session

Ruling parties extend Diet session

Japan's ruling coalition decides to extend the extra Diet session for two weeks.

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Fukushima Daiichi clean-up costs balloon

Fukushima Daiichi clean-up costs balloon

The price tag for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is expected to top 20 trillion yen (179 billion dollars), nearl...

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