M5.7 quake shakes Kyushu and Shikoku, in southwestern Japan
The earthquake estimated to be a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck parts of Kyushu and Shikoku, in southwestern Japan at...
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Bear escapes from enclosure at zoo in northern Japan
This footage of a bear was captured on November 21 at Omoriyama Zoo in the city of Akita.It is moving about energeticall...
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Broken pipe cuts off water in Okinawa, shuts down restaurants at airports
Restaurants inside Naha Airport were closed on November 25 after areas in Okinawa Prefecture braced for water shortage. ...
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7.5% of new condo buyers in central Tokyo are foreigners--Gov't survey
A survey by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism showed that 7.5% of those who purchased new ...
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SDF member stabs ex. girlfriend to death
A member of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, who was arrested after stabbing a female acquaintance to death in front o...
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Bear eats 2 metric tons of apples from orchard, causing 2 million yen in damages
In this surveillance footage, you can see a bear strolling along leisurely.The footage was captured on November 13 at an...
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Abe assassin's family had "nothing to eat" because of mother's 100mil. donation to Unification Church
Defendant Lawyer / In your yearbook, what did you write that you wanted to be in the future? Defendant Yamagami Tetsuya...
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Niigata Governor approves restart of world's biggest nuclear power plant in central Japan
Niigata Governor Hanazumi Hideyo approved the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 21.The plant...
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Abe shooter's sister tells court that Unification Church destroyed family
Defendant Yamagami Tetsuya is on trial for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo with a homemade pipe gun du...
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Japan-China tensions spill over to Japanese seafood industry
On November 19, we spoke with the head of a seafood processing company in Hokkaido that exports frozen scallops.S/ Yamaz...
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