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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Gatekeeper At Japan's "Suicide Forest" Hopes Music Can Save Lives
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe, the gatekeeper of the forest blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
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2-Year-Old Japanese Boy, Lost In Forest For 3 Days, Found Alive
A two-year-old boy who went missing in woods in western Japan has been found unharmed after three days alone, apparently surviving on river water as volunteers hunted desperately for him.
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"Wood" You Like A Drink? Alcohol Made From Wood Invented In Japan
Japanese researchers say they have invented a way of producing an alcoholic drink made from wood. The researchers at Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute say the bark-based beverages have woody qualities similar to alcohol which is aged in wood barrels. They hope to have their "wood alcohol" on shelves within three years.
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Opinion: YouTuber Who Filmed Japan's 'Suicide Forest' May Have Done Something Good
New Year's Eve is an important day in Japan. It ends with the ringing of a temple bell around midnight. The bell is rung 108 times to banish the sins, mistakes and sufferings of the previous year. However, for one YouTuber, Dec. 31 may haunt him long past the new year. That was the day Logan Paul posted a video of himself walking through Aoikigahar...
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Abandoned Japanese Boy Released From Hospital
A Japanese boy who was found after being abandoned by his parents as punishment in a forest has been released from a hospital.
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Japanese Boy Left In Forest Was Crying So Hard, He Got Lost
The seven-year-old Japanese boy abandoned in a forest by his parents for being naughty meant to follow his parents' car but was crying so hard he went the wrong way, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
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Japanese Parents Who Abandoned Their Child In Forest Won't Face Charges
Parents who abandoned their seven-year-old son in a Japanese forest as a punishment will not face charges, police said today.
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Father Says Son Forgave Him After Japan Forest Ordeal
The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy found alive nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as punishment said that his son has forgiven him, as details emerged of the boy's ordeal.
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Japan Boy Abandoned In Forest By Parents Found, Dad Apologises
The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing for nearly a week after his parents abandoned him in a mountain forest as punishment apologised today hours after his son was found safe.
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Japanese Boy, Left In Forest By Parents As Punishment, Found Alive: Officials
A seven-year-old boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan as a punishment nearly a week ago was found alive on Friday, officials said.
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Japan Military Joins Search For Boy Left In Forest By Parents As Punishment
Japan's military on Wednesday joined the search for a seven-year-old boy missing in the country's north since his parents said they abandoned him in a bear-inhabited mountain forest, officials said.
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Rescuers Struggle For Clues In Search For Boy Left In Forest By Parents
The search for a seven-year-old Japanese boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest was proving frustratingly difficult due to a lack of clues, a rescuer said Tuesday.
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Massive Search For Japanese Boy Left in Forest by Parents As Punishment
Japanese rescuers scoured thick forest on Tuesday in search of a seven-year-old boy whose parents left him in mountain woods inhabited by bears as a punishment, in a case that has infuriated the public.
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Japanese Boy Disappears After Parents Leave Him In Forest As Punishment
A 7-year-old boy is missing in a Japanese forest after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.
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Fukushima Clean-Up Reduces Radiation Levels, But Not All
Clean-up efforts at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated forested areas remain a problem, scientists said Thursday.
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Gatekeeper At Japan's "Suicide Forest" Hopes Music Can Save Lives
From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe, the gatekeeper of the forest blasts John Lennon's "Imagine" into the night hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.
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2-Year-Old Japanese Boy, Lost In Forest For 3 Days, Found Alive
A two-year-old boy who went missing in woods in western Japan has been found unharmed after three days alone, apparently surviving on river water as volunteers hunted desperately for him.
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"Wood" You Like A Drink? Alcohol Made From Wood Invented In Japan
Japanese researchers say they have invented a way of producing an alcoholic drink made from wood. The researchers at Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute say the bark-based beverages have woody qualities similar to alcohol which is aged in wood barrels. They hope to have their "wood alcohol" on shelves within three years.
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Opinion: YouTuber Who Filmed Japan's 'Suicide Forest' May Have Done Something Good
New Year's Eve is an important day in Japan. It ends with the ringing of a temple bell around midnight. The bell is rung 108 times to banish the sins, mistakes and sufferings of the previous year. However, for one YouTuber, Dec. 31 may haunt him long past the new year. That was the day Logan Paul posted a video of himself walking through Aoikigahar...
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Abandoned Japanese Boy Released From Hospital
A Japanese boy who was found after being abandoned by his parents as punishment in a forest has been released from a hospital.
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Japanese Boy Left In Forest Was Crying So Hard, He Got Lost
The seven-year-old Japanese boy abandoned in a forest by his parents for being naughty meant to follow his parents' car but was crying so hard he went the wrong way, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
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Japanese Parents Who Abandoned Their Child In Forest Won't Face Charges
Parents who abandoned their seven-year-old son in a Japanese forest as a punishment will not face charges, police said today.
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Father Says Son Forgave Him After Japan Forest Ordeal
The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy found alive nearly a week after his parents left him in a bear-inhabited forest as punishment said that his son has forgiven him, as details emerged of the boy's ordeal.
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Japan Boy Abandoned In Forest By Parents Found, Dad Apologises
The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing for nearly a week after his parents abandoned him in a mountain forest as punishment apologised today hours after his son was found safe.
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Japanese Boy, Left In Forest By Parents As Punishment, Found Alive: Officials
A seven-year-old boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan as a punishment nearly a week ago was found alive on Friday, officials said.
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Japan Military Joins Search For Boy Left In Forest By Parents As Punishment
Japan's military on Wednesday joined the search for a seven-year-old boy missing in the country's north since his parents said they abandoned him in a bear-inhabited mountain forest, officials said.
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Rescuers Struggle For Clues In Search For Boy Left In Forest By Parents
The search for a seven-year-old Japanese boy missing since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited forest was proving frustratingly difficult due to a lack of clues, a rescuer said Tuesday.
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Massive Search For Japanese Boy Left in Forest by Parents As Punishment
Japanese rescuers scoured thick forest on Tuesday in search of a seven-year-old boy whose parents left him in mountain woods inhabited by bears as a punishment, in a case that has infuriated the public.
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Japanese Boy Disappears After Parents Leave Him In Forest As Punishment
A 7-year-old boy is missing in a Japanese forest after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.
