More beer at Rugby World Cup

More beer at Rugby World Cup

Organizers of Rugby World Cup 2019 are eyeing more beer production toward the sporting event.

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6 Tohoku festivals in 1

6 Tohoku festivals in 1

Tohoku Kizuna Festival takes place in Fukushima in the hopes of a full recovery from the 2011 disasters.

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Japan's latest package delivering robots

Japan's latest package delivering robots

Japan Post, Mitsubishi Estate and other companies have unmanned package delivery robots they want to operate on public r...

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Young peace ambassadors have an audience with Pope Francis

Young peace ambassadors have an audience with Pope Francis

Two high school peace ambassadors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki speak with Pope Francis in Vatican City, and urge him to v...

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Turtle lays 120 eggs

Turtle lays 120 eggs

Get up close and personal with a sea turtle as it lays 120 eggs on Ohama Beach in southwestern Japan.

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Giant panda Shan Shan turns 2

Giant panda Shan Shan turns 2

The Ueno Zoo celebrates Shan Shan the giant panda's second birthday.

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Japanese high schoolers meet Pope Francis

Japanese high schoolers meet Pope Francis

Two high school peace ambassadors from Japan meet Pope Francis and express their hopes for a world free from nuclear wea...

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M6.7 quake hits Yamagata Niigata

M6.7 quake hits Yamagata Niigata

A magnitude 6.7 quake strikes the Sea of Japan coast and injures 27 people.

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Flip that table

Flip that table

People compete in Iwate Prefecture to be the best table-flipper.

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Get muddy, it's okay

Get muddy, it's okay

Nearly 120 players compete in an annual mud volleyball match in Kumamoto Prefecture.

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