Japan finally takes off masks

Japan finally takes off masks

Japan eases COVID guidelines on mask-wearing, letting individuals decide whether to continue putting on the face coverin...

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Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park will allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year for the first time in four years.

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Crown Prince Fumihito to attend King Charles' coronation

Crown Prince Fumihito to attend King Charles' coronation

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are set to attend the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III.

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Foreign nationals in Japan march against human rights abuse of women and children

Foreign nationals in Japan march against human rights abuse of women and children

Foreign nationals in Japan march against human rights abuse of women and children.

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Specialists to establish Japan's first heart transplant society

Specialists to establish Japan's first heart transplant society

Specialists will work together to establish Japan's first heart transplant society.

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Tohoku observes moment of silence 12 years after deadly earthquake and tsunami

Tohoku observes moment of silence 12 years after deadly earthquake and tsunami

People in the disaster-affected Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures observe a moment of silence exactly 12 years aft...

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Japan marks 12 years since 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Japan marks 12 years since 2011 earthquake and tsunami

Japan marks 12 years since the magnitude-9.0 quake and a following tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Panda twins train to spend time away from mother

Panda twins train to spend time away from mother

The twin giant panda cubs at Ueno Zoo begin training to spend time away from their mother.

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Memorial held for Tokyo air raid, Great Kanto quake

Memorial held for Tokyo air raid, Great Kanto quake

A memorial takes place in Tokyo on the 78th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raid and 100 years since the Great Kanto ...

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Self-driving vehicle to undergo testing in Tokyo

Self-driving vehicle to undergo testing in Tokyo

East Japan Railway will test a self-driving vehicle that moves at the speed of people walking.

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