One-year anniversary of disabled stabbing spree

One-year anniversary of disabled stabbing spree

Survivors, bereaved families and others mark one year since a brutal attack targeting the mentally disabled left 19 dead...

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Princess Kako attends equestrian meet

Princess Kako attends equestrian meet

Princess Kako attends an equestrian competition in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Torrential rain ravages central Japan

Torrential rain ravages central Japan

Torrential rain lashes central Japan, causing landslides and forcing 11 households to evacuate in Kanazawa.

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Japanese feast on eel

Japanese feast on eel

Japanese people enjoy eel dishes on "day of the ox in midsummer."

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TEPCO releases damaged reactor footage

TEPCO releases damaged reactor footage

Tokyo Electric Power Company releases footage of the crippled No. 3 Reactor at Fukushima Daiichi.

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Companies give telecommuting a try

Companies give telecommuting a try

More than 900 companies take part in the nation's inaugural Telework Day.

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Worker slams Olympic stadium work environment

Worker slams Olympic stadium work environment

A man tells Nippon TV that the conditions are terrible at the construction site for the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Ol...

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Tokyo promotes radio calisthenics ahead of 2020 Olympics

Tokyo promotes radio calisthenics ahead of 2020 Olympics

Tokyo is promoting radio exercises to get the nation healthy and in the spirit in the run-up to the 2020 Summer Olympics...

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Abe denies cronyism claims

Abe denies cronyism claims

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies favoritism allegations in grilling by opposition lawmakers during Diet committee delibe...

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Nihonbashi could return to former glory

Nihonbashi could return to former glory

Transport officials will look into putting an expressway above Tokyo's famous Nihonbashi bridge underground.

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