Japan-made luxury products shop opens in Haneda Airport amid weak yen
A shop that sells Japan-made luxury products opens in Haneda Airport to woo foreign visitors.
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Monkeys in southwestern Japan get space heater
Wild monkeys gather around space heaters in a zoo in southwestern Japan.
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Typhoon-struck train resumes operations in Chiba Prefecture
A local railway in Chiba Prefecture that was hit by Typhoon Yun-yeung in September resumes operations.
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Lithium-ion battery fires on the rise in Japan
Fire officials call on people to appropriately dispose of lithium-ion batteries as fires caused by the product are on th...
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Land Minister approves construction design changes over Okinawa Governor refusal
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito Tetsuo announces he will approve the design changes for th...
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Former Japanese National Security head given award by Taiwan
Former Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat Kitamura Shigeru is awarded Taiwan’s Order of Brilliant St...
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Ex-SDF members sentenced to prison in landmark sexual assault case
Three former members of Japan's Self-Defense Force are sentenced to two years in prison in a landmark sexual assault cas...
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Osprey wreckage recovered in waters off southwestern Japan
A U.S. military ship recovers what is believed to be wreckage from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed in wate...
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Alligators get washed up in central Japan
Alligators in a tropical garden in Shizuoka Prefecture get their year-end wash-up.
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Princess Aiko to wear tiara in New Year's event
Princess Aiko will wear a tiara in a New Year's event at the Imperial Palace for the first time next year.
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