Storehouses burn down in fire possibly caused by hot weather in Aichi
The temperature in Aichi reached a nationwide high of 40 degrees Celsius on August 31.In the central Japanese prefecture...
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Pepper spray sprinkled at Tokyo Metro station 'out of curiosity,' one injured
A man in his 30s sprayed what is believed to be pepper spray at Tokyo Metro's Suitengumae Station late at night on Augus...
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Partially automated bus collides into tree during trial run in Tokyo suburbs
A partially automated bus operating on a trial basis collided into a tree in the Tokyo suburbs on August 29.Tokyo police...
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Bathhouse welcomes foreign tourists in Tokyo's 'sento' promo campaign
S/ Fukano Keita, Reporter / The entrance curtain of this bathhouse says "Welcome! Sento."This sento, or traditional Japa...
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Britain's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier arrives in Tokyo as part of security ties
Britain's Prince of Wales aircraft carrier arrived in Tokyo for its first time on August 28.The state-of-the-art vessel ...
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Smartphone battery catches fire on bullet train, injures one
A smartphone battery caught fire aboard the Joetsu Shinkansen that was heading to Tokyo on August 28.According to the To...
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Japanese Emperor and family spend vacation at imperial villa, photos released
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko spent time at the Suzaki Imperial Villa in Shizuoka Prefecture in Aug...
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Early morning bear sighting captured on camera
At popular hiking spot Mt. Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, a surveillance camera has captured footage of a...
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Emergency rice balls prepared in disaster drill at Lawson store in Tokyo
Convenience store chain operator Lawson prepared emergency rice balls at one of its stores in Tokyo on August 26.This wa...
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Risk of road collapse high at 119 places on national highways in Japan
In January this year, a road collapse occurred in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.The male driver of a truck ...
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