Japan marks 81st anniv. of the end of WWII, but PM does not use word "reflection" in speech
A National Memorial Service for the War Dead was held on August 15, marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War...
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Kumamoto Castle reopens to visitors following quake damage
Kumamoto Castle, which was closed due to earthquake damage, reopened on August 13.About 200 people lined up for the 9 a....
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8 dead as heavy rain triggers flooding and landslides in Chiba, east of Tokyo
This aerial footage was taken over the city of Oamishirasato in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, shortly after 8 a.m. on...
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Typhoon Chan-hom makes historic landfall north of Tokyo
Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in southern Ibaraki Prefecture on August 11 for the first time since the Japan Meteorolog...
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Typhoon Chan-hom could hit Tokyo areas during summer break
Typhoon Chan-hom is expected to lash Japan during the country’s Obon-summer holidays. Typhoon Chan-hom is currently over...
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Landslide cuts off nearly 400 people in Nagano
390 people became stranded on August 9 after a landslide swept away a bridge on a road leading to a trailhead in Nagano ...
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Nagasaki marks 81 years since US atomic bombing
Nagasaki marked 81 years since the US atomic bombing on August 9.Representatives from 98 countries, including six nuclea...
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Prince Hisahito offers flowers at Hiroshima atomic bomb memorial
Prince Hisahito visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on August 7.This is his first official trip to the western Japanes...
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Powerful typhoon nears Okinawa, affecting daily life in southwestern Japan
A large and powerful typhoon came close to Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 7.T...
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New domestically made humanoid robot designed to ease labor shortages in Japan
S/ Humanoid robot / I am D1. I am a robot designed to work alongside people.On August 5, a domestically produced humanoi...
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