More than 200 cars stranded by snow in western Japan

More than 200 cars stranded by snow in western Japan

Heavy snowfall in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, strands more than 200 cars.

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Cyber security training underway ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Cyber security training underway ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Joint cyber security training gets under way to protect infrastructure ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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More deep snows bury Sea of Japan coast

More deep snows bury Sea of Japan coast

A winter cold front is bringing more paralyzing snowfalls to the Sea of Japan coast.

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Panel summarizes abdication debate

Panel summarizes abdication debate

A panel considering how Japan's emperor could abdicate summarizes its main points of debate.

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Abe expresses understanding for Trump's tweets

Abe expresses understanding for Trump's tweets

Japan's government is taking President Donald Trump's inauguration speech in stride.

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Abe to seek Trump's understanding on TPP

Abe to seek Trump's understanding on TPP

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he believes President Donald Trump to be trustworthy and that he will seek his understand...

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The Japanese Communist Party's new course

The Japanese Communist Party's new course

The Japanese Communist Party relaxes decades-old hard-line policies in an effort to cooperate with opposition Democrats ...

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Suicides dropped in 2016

Suicides dropped in 2016

Suicides in Japan dropped below 22,000 for the first time in 22 years last year.

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Disabled paraglider inspires

Disabled paraglider inspires

A paraglider with muscular dystrophy is inspiring folks in Japan.

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Monkeys enjoy special treat at zoo in western Japan

Monkeys enjoy special treat at zoo in western Japan

On the coldest day of the Japanese calendar, monkeys at a zoo in southwestern Japan get a special treat.

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