Capybaras compete to see who bathes longest
Capybaras from five zoos in Japan compete to see who bathes the longest.
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Crown Prince Fumihito and family take in flower exhibition in Tokyo
Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Kako take in a flower exhibition taking place in ...
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Tokyo condos surpass 100 million yen for first time in average annual price
The average annual sales price of newly built condominiums in central Tokyo surpasses 100 million yen for the first time...
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Japan's lunar probe SLIM succeeds in pinpoint landing on moon
Japan's lunar probe called SLIM has succeeded in pinpoint landing on the moon within 100 meters of the targeted touchdow...
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TEPCO postpones debris retrieval from Fukushima Daiichi for the third time
Tokyo Electric Power Company postpones its debris retrieval work at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant for the th...
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Sompo Insurance ordered to improve business over fraud scandal
Japan's Financial Service Agency issues a business improvement order to a Japanese insurance company giant over its invo...
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JR East says overhead line trouble caused by failed equipment
East Japan Railway says that the overhead line trouble that suspended service on three Shinkansen Bullet Train lines was...
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Apple to launch classical music app in Japan
IT giant Apple will launch an app dedicated to classical music called Apple Music Classical in Japan on January 24.
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Expect an early spring in Japan: weather officials
People in Japan can expect an early spring this year according to weather officials.
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Opposition party grills Kishida over Noto Peninsula quake disaster response
The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party grills Prime Minister Kishida Fumio over the government's response to the...
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