Abe and Moon affirm need to cooperate on North Korea

Abe and Moon affirm need to cooperate on North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agree to pressure North Korea further to curb ...

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Japan Post to raise parcel rates

Japan Post to raise parcel rates

Japan Post announces plans to hike parcel-shipping rates, following in the footsteps of other major companies.

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Heavy rains lash northern Japan

Heavy rains lash northern Japan

Torrential rains in northern Japan prompt evacuation advisories, flooding and claim at least one life.

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Communication in silence

Communication in silence

A silent cafe in Tokyo shows that there is more to communicating than just verbal words.

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Doctor-astronaut Kanai details hopes for ISS mission

Doctor-astronaut Kanai details hopes for ISS mission

A Japanese doctor headed to the International Space Station speaks of his hopes for the mission.

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Panasonic releases AI-equipped appliances

Panasonic releases AI-equipped appliances

Electronics giant Panasonic releases a line of AI-equipped products.

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Pawnshop app

Pawnshop app "CASH" resumes service

Popular pawnshop app "CASH" resumed service on Thursday.

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Italian man waving handgun arrested in Nagoya

Italian man waving handgun arrested in Nagoya

Police in Nagoya respond in full armor when an Italian man holes up in an apartment with a handgun.

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Teacher to student: 'jump off balcony'

Teacher to student: 'jump off balcony'

Another teacher in Japan is found to have told a student to "jump off a balcony."

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Elderly woman loses $2m in phone scam

Elderly woman loses $2m in phone scam

A woman in her 70s loses approximately $2m in a phone scam in Niigata Prefecture, northern Japan.

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