Parasite detector featured at seafood show

Parasite detector featured at seafood show

A parasite detector and an anti-viral deep UV-LED emitter are on display at a seafood show in Tokyo.

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Summer heat engulfs Japan

Summer heat engulfs Japan

Summer heat is engulfing Japan despite the traditional calendar predicting cooler temperatures at this time of year.

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Panda cub growing leaps and bounds

Panda cub growing leaps and bounds

A panda cub at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo has gained 746 grams in 10 days.

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2 dead, 1 missing in boat accident

2 dead, 1 missing in boat accident

2 are dead and 1 missing after a barge and a boat pulling it sank off southwest Japan.

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Personal info of 12k travel customers leaked

Personal info of 12k travel customers leaked

Personal info of 12,000 customers is leaked from major travel agency H.I.S.

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Defense ministry eyes record budget request

Defense ministry eyes record budget request

Japan's Ministry of Defense will request a record $48.1b for FY2018.

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Tepco freezing last part of Fukushima ice wall

Tepco freezing last part of Fukushima ice wall

Tokyo Electric starts freezing the last part of an ice wall surrounding the contaminated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...

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Imperial Couple attends optics congress

Imperial Couple attends optics congress

Japan's Imperial Couple joins an international meeting on optics technology.

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Mt. Ontake alert lowered to 1

Mt. Ontake alert lowered to 1

Authorities lower the alert for the deadly Mt. Ontake volcano from 2 to 1.

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Landslide leaves waste materials on highway

Landslide leaves waste materials on highway

Police in central Japan are investigating a landslide that buried a highway in waste materials and injured six people.

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