Typhoon Krosa stops trains, planes

Typhoon Krosa stops trains, planes

Powerful Typhoon Krosa disrupts public transportation, affecting vacationers in western Japan during the Obon holiday pe...

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New uses for tuna skin

New uses for tuna skin

Kindai University works with businesses to find new uses for the skin of its farmed tuna.

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Creative hotels in Osaka

Creative hotels in Osaka

Hotel owners in Osaka try new designs and services to attract customers, including the 10 million foreign tourists that ...

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Japan, India to explore south pole of the moon

Japan, India to explore south pole of the moon

Japan is considering working with India to send an unmanned probe to the moon's south pole to search for water in fiscal...

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JAL, ANA to carry Olympic flame to Japan

JAL, ANA to carry Olympic flame to Japan

Two Japanese airlines announce that they will both transport the Olympic flame from Greece to Japan ahead of the 2020 To...

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Boats could ease Tokyo Olympic congestion

Boats could ease Tokyo Olympic congestion

Tokyo may offer boat rides to help alleviate congestion on public transportation during the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Ruling coalition wins majority, shy of two-thirds

Ruling coalition wins majority, shy of two-thirds

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition wins a majority of seats in Japan's Upper House election, but falls short o...

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Food service robots for grocery, convenience stores

Food service robots for grocery, convenience stores

New robots to help alleviate staff shortages at grocery and convenience stores are small and unintimidating to accommoda...

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Nippon TV Exclusive: Interview with Iran's IAEA ambassador

Nippon TV Exclusive: Interview with Iran's IAEA ambassador

In an exclusive interview with Nippon TV, the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA Kazem Gharib Abadi says that Iran could enr...

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Japanese lawmakers' income jumps 10%

Japanese lawmakers' income jumps 10%

Japanese parliament members' average income jumps almost 10 percent in 2018 to 245,000 dollars.

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