South Korean president seeking comfort women apology

South Korean president seeking comfort women apology

South Korean President Moon Jae-in tells the Washington Post he wants an official government apology for comfort women, ...

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Rainy season descends on northern Honshu

Rainy season descends on northern Honshu

Rainy season begins in Japan's Hokuriku and Tohoku regions as storms pelt Wakayama with record rainfall.

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Bullet train cars on the road

Bullet train cars on the road

Decommissioned bullet train cars are hauled to a museum in central Japan.

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Toshiba favors intl group to buy chip business

Toshiba favors intl group to buy chip business

It's been learned Japan's Toshiba Corporation favors a Japanese, U.S. and South Korean group to buy its semiconductor bu...

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Panda cub turning black

Panda cub turning black

Eight days since the birth of a panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, the cub is showing the first signature signs of black.

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Princess Mako's engagement announcement set

Princess Mako's engagement announcement set

The announcement of Princess Mako's engagement with college friend Kei Komuro is set for July 8. She is the first grandc...

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Mt. Nantai deemed active volcano

Mt. Nantai deemed active volcano

Mt. Nantai at famous sightseeing spot Nikko north of Tokyo is reclassified as an active volcano.

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Both Toyosu and Tsukiji to have fish markets: Koike

Both Toyosu and Tsukiji to have fish markets: Koike

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says Tokyo's famous fish market will move to a contaminated new site at Toyosu, and the old...

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Craft-makers prep banners for sumo wrestlers

Craft-makers prep banners for sumo wrestlers

Ahead of the July sumo tourney, craft-makers are busy creating banners for the wrestlers.

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Tokyo Bay turns bluish white

Tokyo Bay turns bluish white

The waters of Tokyo Bay have turned bluish white, alarming people near Japan's capital.

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