Blue whale drifts ashore

Blue whale drifts ashore

A blue whale washes ashore in Japan for the first time ever.

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Hiroshima remembers atomic bomb victims

Hiroshima remembers atomic bomb victims

Hiroshima marks the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing.

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Torrential rainfall hits Yamagata Prefecture

Torrential rainfall hits Yamagata Prefecture

Nearly 2,300 households are issued an evacuation order after a torrential rainfall hits northern Japan.

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Restoration continues in Hiroshima one month after deadly rainfall

Restoration continues in Hiroshima one month after deadly rainfall

Hiroshima continues restoration one month after deadly rainfall.

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Eight patients die from virus infection

Eight patients die from virus infection

Eight patients in a university hospital in western Japan die from a virus infection.

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Sharp to pull the plug on domestic appliance production

Sharp to pull the plug on domestic appliance production

Japanese electronics giant Sharp will put an end to domestic production of appliances and focus on AI and IOT-related pr...

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Mercury in Nagoya touches 104.5 degrees

Mercury in Nagoya touches 104.5 degrees

Ambient temperatures around the nation become higher than body temperature.

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Digital artisan: Kumiki 2.0

Digital artisan: Kumiki 2.0

Exchange students from the University of Buffalo learn kumiki wood joinery from artisans in Hida and use technology to t...

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Medical university reduced scores of female applicants

Medical university reduced scores of female applicants

Scandal-plagued Tokyo Medical University comes under fire for systematically discriminating against female applicants to...

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Japan-China reconfirm cooperation on North Korea

Japan-China reconfirm cooperation on North Korea

Foreign ministers from Japan and China confirm the countries will continue to work to resolve issues related to North Ko...

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