Tokyo Olympic torch unveiled

Tokyo Olympic torch unveiled

The Tokyo Olympic torch is unveiled just one year before it arrives in Japan from Greece.

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JAXA probe finds water on Ryugu

JAXA probe finds water on Ryugu

Japan's Hayabusa 2 probe reveals the existence of water on asteroid Ryugu.

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Cheap eats giant Matsuya to enter Russian market

Cheap eats giant Matsuya to enter Russian market

Cheap eats giant Matsuya is to open its first store in Russia as early as next month.

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Tokyo marks 24th anniversary of gas attack

Tokyo marks 24th anniversary of gas attack

Tokyo marks the 24th anniversary of the deadly Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.

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700 foreign students AWOL from college in Tokyo

700 foreign students AWOL from college in Tokyo

The government will be investigating a university where 700 foreign students have been out of contact.

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Dead dugong washes ashore

Dead dugong washes ashore

A dead dugong washes ashore in Okinawa, southwest Japan.

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Local land prices rebound

Local land prices rebound

Regional land prices in Japan post the first increase in 27 years.

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Osaka subway shows wrong English translations

Osaka subway shows wrong English translations

Osaka Metro shows mistaken translations on its English website.

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Time-lapse: Rikuzen Takata rebuilding

Time-lapse: Rikuzen Takata rebuilding

Rikuzen Takata, Iwate Pref.Rikuzen Takata was severely damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.New buildi...

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Imperial Couple views biology exhibit

Imperial Couple views biology exhibit

The Imperial Couple view an exhibition of flora and fauna that inhabit the grounds of the Imperial Palace.

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