Lawmakers consider banning vapes, too

Lawmakers consider banning vapes, too

Japanese government officials mull including electronic cigarettes in an upcoming law designed to cut down on second-han...

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First shipment of winter cherry blossoms

First shipment of winter cherry blossoms

A kick-off ceremony is held for the first shipments of "Keio-Sakura" or winter cherry blossoms.

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New Tokyo fish market to open October 2018

New Tokyo fish market to open October 2018

The new wholesale market to replace Tokyo's popular Tsukiji fish market will open October 11th, 2018.

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$20m new home for Xiang Xiang

$20m new home for Xiang Xiang

Panda cub Xiang Xiang will get a $20m new home at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

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2 more bodies found under apparent N.Korean 'ghost boat'

2 more bodies found under apparent N.Korean 'ghost boat'

2 more bodies are found under a boat believed to be from North Korea that washed up in Japan last week.

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Lunar lander Sorato heads to India

Lunar lander Sorato heads to India

Japanese lunar probe Sorato leaves for India from where it will try to land on the moon and claim Google's XPRIZE.

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Megaquake likely off Hokkaido: experts

Megaquake likely off Hokkaido: experts

Japan presents new research indicating a possible megaquake along the Kuril Trench off the country's northeast.

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Record defense budget eyed for FY2018

Record defense budget eyed for FY2018

Japan will request a record roughly $46b defense budget next fiscal year.

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US military resumes CH-53 flights

US military resumes CH-53 flights

The US military in Okinawa resumes CH-53E flights six days after one of the choppers dropped a window on an elementary s...

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Giant panda cub shown to public in Tokyo

Giant panda cub shown to public in Tokyo

Giant panda cub Xiang Xiang is shown to the public at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.

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