Abe departs for UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to explain what he calls Japan’s proactive pacifism in a speech to the United Nations Gener...

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Dengue sourced to Ueno Park

 Dengue fever is believed to have spread to another famous park in central Tokyo.

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Slippery banana research bags prize

 A team of Japanese researchers receives an Ig Nobel prize for showing that a banana peel is six times more slippery tha...

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Frenzied reception for iPhone 6

 Apple’s new iPhone launches in Japan to long lines of eager customers.

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Fukushima Update #51Teen Evacuees 'Living Strong'

The nuclear accident of March 2011 left countless children traumatized as entire families fled their homes. As they grow...

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New volcanic isle swallowing neighbor

 A new volcanic island in the Pacific is engulfing its neighbor.

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Virtual reality headsets wow at Tokyo Game Show

 VR headsets draw crowds as the Tokyo Game Show gets underway in Makuhari.

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Search for landslide victims ends

 The last person missing in a Hiroshima landslide that claimed 74 lives has been found.

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Japan to keep whaling as commission tightens rules

 The IWC votes to adopt a stricter approach to issuing whaling permits as Japan vows to file a new scientific whaling pl...

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Mikan harvest in full swing

 Japanese farmers in Kumamoto harvest ripe mikan tangerines.

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