Red fire ants discovered at Nagoya port

Red fire ants discovered at Nagoya port

Ants discovered at Nagoya port in central Japan turn out to be poisonous red fire ants.

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Record rains lash island in southwest Japan

Record rains lash island in southwest Japan

Record heavy rains brought by a seasonal rain front lash Iki Island in southwest Japan.

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Tepco defendants plead innocent over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tepco defendants plead innocent over Fukushima nuclear disaster

Three former Tokyo Electric executives plead innocent in the first hearing of the Fukushima nuclear accident case.

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Customer service in silence

Customer service in silence

Customer service is becoming increasingly diversified to meet customers' precise demands. One of the newest types of Omo...

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Cheese makers want protection from cheap EU imports

Cheese makers want protection from cheap EU imports

As Japan and the EU inch closer to a free trade deal, Japan's cheese makers are expressing concern.

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LDP's Shimomura denies receiving contributions

LDP's Shimomura denies receiving contributions

High-ranking Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hakubun Shimomura denies receiving undeclared donations from a school ope...

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A small boat with a big story

A small boat with a big story

A small fishing boat washed away in the Great East Japan Earthquake is found floating off Okinawa Prefecture in southwes...

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Low-cost carrier says 'aloha' from Osaka

Low-cost carrier says 'aloha' from Osaka

AirAsia X becomes the first low-cost airline to operate a direct route from Japan to Hawaii.

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Failed landing in Nagasaki closes runway

Failed landing in Nagasaki closes runway

A small training plane lands on its belly at Nagasaki Airport closing the runway and severely disrupting traffic into an...

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Foam wave inundates suburban plaza

Foam wave inundates suburban plaza

People in a Tokyo suburb get a surprise when firefighting foam explodes out of a Pachinko parlor.

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