200-year-old restaurant rises from ashes of Itoigawa blaze

200-year-old restaurant rises from ashes of Itoigawa blaze

Two weeks after a massive blaze consumed his 200-year-old restaurant, a traditional Japanese chef rebuilds his business...

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Imperial Couple attends year's first sumo

Imperial Couple attends year's first sumo

Japan's Imperial Couple attends the year's first professional sumo match.

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Kasedori tradition in Oita

Kasedori tradition in Oita

A festival to wish children healthy growth was held in Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture in Southern Japan.

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Coming-of-Age Day in Tokyo Disneyland

Coming-of-Age Day in Tokyo Disneyland

Japanese women and men who have turned 20 years old celebrate this national holiday wearing kimonos and suits.

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Japan's ambassador leaves South Korea over comfort woman statue

Japan's ambassador leaves South Korea over comfort woman statue

Japan's ambassador to South Korea returns to Tokyo to protest the installation of a comfort woman statue in front of Jap...

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Hokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze

Hokkaido sees winter's deepest freeze

People in far north Japan are suffering under the winter's coldest weather yet.

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Honda, Toyota show off AI concept cars

Honda, Toyota show off AI concept cars

Honda and Toyota are showing off Artificial Intelligence concept cars at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

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Japan recalling ambassador to S.Korea over 'comfort woman' statue

Japan recalling ambassador to S.Korea over 'comfort woman' statue

Japan will recall its ambassador to South Korea over a statue of a so-called comfort woman.

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Getting naked for the new year

Getting naked for the new year

Every year, men in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture jog in the freezing cold wearing only a loincloth to pray for good health...

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Bus tour guides celebrate Coming-of-Age Day

Bus tour guides celebrate Coming-of-Age Day

Young tour guides at a major bus tour company in Japan celebrates Coming-of-Age Day.

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