Tokyo Games board member suspected of accepting money from sponsor
A former member of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee's executive board is suspected of receiving mon...
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Lion cub born at safari park in southwestern Japan
A lion cub is born at a safari park in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
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Kyoto's Gion Festival mesmerizes visitors
Kyoto's Gion Festival mesmerizes visitors as the major summer event's float procession returns to action after a two-yea...
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Sunflowers in full bloom in western Japan
Sunflowers are in full bloom in a town in western Japan.
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Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival held in southwest Japan
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival takes place in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, for the first time in three years.
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Strong winds cause damage north of Tokyo
Strong winds cause damage to buildings in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.
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More than thousand boxes of flowers offered to slain Abe
More than a thousand boxes of flowers were offered at former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's fatal shooting site.
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Hanyu Yuzuru announces retirement from competition
Japanese figure skating icon Hanyu Yuzuru announces his retirement from competition.
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Kyoto Animation arson victims remembered three years on
The bereaved families remember the victims of the 2019 arson attack at Kyoto Animation.
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Oiso Long Beach pool opens for the season without restrictions
The pool at Oiso Long Beach opens without restrictions for the first time in three years.
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