Bus gets emergency brake button

Bus gets emergency brake button

Hato Bus shows their sightseeing bus featuring emergency brake buttons that passengers can activate when the driver is i...

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Hokkaido coal power station restarted

Hokkaido coal power station restarted

Hokkaido Electric Power Company restarts unit No. 1 at the Tomatoh-Atsuma coal power station after it was damaged by an ...

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How to drive away crows

How to drive away crows

Under an onslaught of droppings, the city of Yamagata tests a method for driving away crows.

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'Radiation-free future' sculpture dismantled

'Radiation-free future' sculpture dismantled

A controversial statue of a child themed on a radiation-free future is being removed from a public facility in Fukushima...

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Deep sea probe joins battle

Deep sea probe joins battle

Japan's Team Kuroshio shows off its deep sea probe ahead of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE finals.

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Helicopter carrier maneuvers in South China Sea

Helicopter carrier maneuvers in South China Sea

Nippon TV reports from Japan's helicopter carrier the JS Kaga as it maneuvers with a submarine in the disputed South Chi...

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Smash that stress away

Smash that stress away

Traditional Japanese roof tiles are being put to a novel use...helping people bust out of funks and smash their stress a...

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Sexual harassment allegations cost mayor job

Sexual harassment allegations cost mayor job

A mayor in Gunma Prefecture loses his position after the municipal assembly passes a no confidence resolution stripping ...

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Train services resume to Kansai Airport

Train services resume to Kansai Airport

Good news for travelers in western Japan as trains begin shuttling people to Kansai International Airport.

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Japanese billionaire books ticket to moon

Japanese billionaire books ticket to moon

Elon Musk's SpaceX says Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger to land a ticket for a ...

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