Tepco unveils giant thermal generator

Amid a nuclear shutdown, Japan’s embattled Tepco takes the wraps off a giant thermal generator.

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Hirohito annals completed

An exhaustive record of the life of Emperor Hirohito may shed new light on WWII.

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Panda meets the press

A baby red panda was shown to the media for the first time at a zoo in Aichi.

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Search for missing continues in wake of Hiroshima landslide

Search and rescue efforts continue in Hiroshima as the number of missing jumps to 26 with 39 dead.

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Defense Ministry seeks expanded budget

Japan's Defense Ministry seeks new funds to buy US weapons, citing a territorial dispute with China.

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Astronaut Wakata gets a homecoming parade

Hometown Saitama fetes astronaut Koichi Wakata, Japan's first commander of the International Space Station.

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Japanese becomes world's oldest man

111-year-old Sakari Momoi has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man.

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Deadly landslides in Hiroshima

A series of landslides triggered by heavy rains hit a residential area of Hiroshima, killing at least 32 people and ...

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Narita to downtown Tokyo, by wheelchair

Sports Vice Minister Yoshitaka Sakurada rides from Narita airport to downtown Tokyo by wheelchair to demonstrate Tok...

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Ogasawaras at risk of tsunami: scientists

Scientists say an active volcano in the Ogasawa Islands could trigger a deadly tsunami.

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