Top finance official denies sexual harassment accusation

Top finance official denies sexual harassment accusation

Outgoing Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda denies a female TV Asahi reporter's accusation of sexual harassment.

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Volcano erupts in southwest Japan

Volcano erupts in southwest Japan

Mt. Iou in southwest Japan erupts, forcing tourists to evacuate.

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Haneda airport begins 3D screening

Haneda airport begins 3D screening

Tokyo's Haneda Airport begins Japan's first 3D carry-on baggage screening ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Green tea season gets underway

Green tea season gets underway

Tea producers and buyers in central Japan bargain the old-fashioned way over the year's first harvest.

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Self-Defense Force officer heckles opposition lawmaker

Self-Defense Force officer heckles opposition lawmaker

Japan's top spokesman tells the Diet a Self-Defense Force officer should never have verbally abused an opposition lawmak...

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Top finance official resigns over sexual harassment

Top finance official resigns over sexual harassment

The Finance Ministry's top bureaucrat steps down over a sexual harassment scandal.

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Izu wins Global Geopark designation

Izu wins Global Geopark designation

Unesco lists Japan's Izu Peninsula as a Global Geopark.

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New urine cancer test offers promise

New urine cancer test offers promise

A new urine test that can reveal cancer in infants as well as breast and other cancers is to begin clinical trials in Ja...

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Abe leaves for talks with Trump

Abe leaves for talks with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves for the US to hold talks with President Donald Trump.

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Sexual harassment scandal engulfs finance vice minister

Sexual harassment scandal engulfs finance vice minister

Japan's top Finance Ministry bureaucrat is accused of sexual harassment.

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