Snow continues to wreak havoc in Japan

Snow continues to wreak havoc in Japan

Snow continues to fall on various parts of Japan.

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8 N.Koreans returning home via China

8 N.Koreans returning home via China

Eight N.Korean men whose wood fishing boat drifted into Japanese waters leave for home via China.

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4 Tokyo 2020 workers suffer work-linked death or injury

4 Tokyo 2020 workers suffer work-linked death or injury

Four people building facilities for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are recognized as suffering work-related death or injury.

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Xiang Xiang celebrates first Christmas

Xiang Xiang celebrates first Christmas

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang enjoys her first Christmas.

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Imperial Palace Bonsais get spruced up

Imperial Palace Bonsais get spruced up

More than a century-old Bonsai trees are being decorated for New Year.

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Developing lows bring blizzard to northern Japan

Developing lows bring blizzard to northern Japan

A bomb cyclone is bringing blizzard conditions to northern Japan.

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Abe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019

Abe hopes to initiate constitutional amendment in 2019

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to initiate constitutional revisions as late as summer 2019.

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Pandas receive Christmas gift

Pandas receive Christmas gift

Giant panda twins in Wakayama Prefecture receive an icy gift.

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US military returns part of training area to owners

US military returns part of training area to owners

Nearly half of a US military training area in Okinawa Prefecture is returned to landowners.

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Bomb cyclone strikes north Japan

Bomb cyclone strikes north Japan

Strong winds disrupt traffic and bring high waves in northern Japan.

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