Crown Prince Naruhito turns 58

Crown Prince Naruhito turns 58

Japan's Crown Prince Naruihto vows self-improvement on his 58th birthday.

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Designs of 2020 Tokyo Games commemorative coins unveiled

Designs of 2020 Tokyo Games commemorative coins unveiled

The designs of 2020 commemorative coins for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are unveiled.

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Case of suitcase

Case of suitcase

This week, Chinese tourists have been flocking to Japan for the Lunar New Year holiday. That's been pushing up travel-re...

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Baby boom at goat farm in southwest Japan

Baby boom at goat farm in southwest Japan

Dozens of baby goats have been born at a farm in southwestern Japan in February.

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S. Korean activists protest Takeshima Day ceremony

S. Korean activists protest Takeshima Day ceremony

South Korean activists demonstrate against a ceremony in western Japan commemorating disputed islets.

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Cryptocurrency site

Cryptocurrency site "Zaif" sells free bitcoin

Tech Bureau Corp. says its cryptocurrency exchange site "Zaif" experienced a glitch and sold free bitcoin to 7 clients o...

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US military jet fuel pollutes lake

US military jet fuel pollutes lake

A fisherman's cooperative bans fishing in Lake Ogawara near Misawa Air Base in northern Japan after a US Air Force F-16 ...

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Forced sterilization victim to sue government

Forced sterilization victim to sue government

Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai helps pave the way for a woman in her 70s, forced to undergo sterilization as a teenager...

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Wild boar terrorizes town

Wild boar terrorizes town

A wild boar injures two people in their seventies in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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Thai court gives Japanese custody of surrogate children

Thai court gives Japanese custody of surrogate children

A court in Thailand gives a Japanese custody of 13 children born to surrogate mothers in the country.

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