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'Charred Bodies, Eerie Sky': Japanese Survivors Recall Deadly WWII Air Raid
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned humans to ash and Tokyo into a wasteland.
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Japan Struggles With Largest Wildlife In Half A Century, 4,000 Evacuated
The wildfire had engulfed around 6,400 acres, the fire and disaster management agency said -- over seven times the area of New York's Central Park.
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Trump Meets Japanese PM Ishiba, Threatens Tariffs If Trade Deficit Not Equalised
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.
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Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets As Russian Bombers Fly Over High Seas
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
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Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
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At Least 8 Injured In Hammer Attack At Japanese University
Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday, with a 22-year-old student arrested at the scene, Japanese media said.
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Japan Probes US Military Base In Tokyo For Chemical Leak
Japanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak.
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Japan 'Regrets' Release Of Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson
Japan's government voiced dismay over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.
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Tokyo Sees 4-Day Work Week To Aid Families Amid Record Low Fertility Rate
Japan's fertility rate had reached a record low in June after witnessing a fall for many years, even though the government has made an effort for young people to get married and start families.
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Telangana Inks Pact With Google For ''Safety Engineering Centre'' In Hyderabad
GSEC in Hyderabad would be the second-of-its-kind in the Asia-PAcific region, after Tokyo, and only the fifth in the world, with similar facilities in Dublin, Munich and Malaga.
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This Restaurant Serves World's Most Expensive Michelin Tasting Menu At...
While the visitors are served the best-tasting snow crab at the establishment, they must take off their shoes and sit on the floor.
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This Asian City Is Emerging As Sex Tourism Hub. It's Not Where You Think
In the golden years, this city witnessed a significant economic boom. It remains one of the most liveable cities in the world, a financial power hub and also an emerging city for sex tourism, with men wandering on the streets, looking for women.
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Princess Mikasa, Oldest Member Of Japan's royal family, Dies At 101
Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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This Japanese Company Wants To Make Sex Toys More Mainstream
Hourglass-shaped sex toys casually glide along a conveyor belt through an airy new store in Tokyo, the latest attempt by Japanese manufacturer Tenga to sell adult products without the shame that is often attached.
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'Charred Bodies, Eerie Sky': Japanese Survivors Recall Deadly WWII Air Raid
On her sixth birthday 80 years ago, Shizuko Nishio clung to her mother as US B-29 bombers started a firestorm that turned humans to ash and Tokyo into a wasteland.
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Japan Struggles With Largest Wildlife In Half A Century, 4,000 Evacuated
The wildfire had engulfed around 6,400 acres, the fire and disaster management agency said -- over seven times the area of New York's Central Park.
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Trump Meets Japanese PM Ishiba, Threatens Tariffs If Trade Deficit Not Equalised
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.
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Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets As Russian Bombers Fly Over High Seas
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday.
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Climate Change Cooks Up Japanese 'Cabbage Shock'
Due to intense localised rain, then a prolonged dry period, farmers in Japan's Aichi are grappling with yields an estimated 30% lower than usual.
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At Least 8 Injured In Hammer Attack At Japanese University
Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday, with a 22-year-old student arrested at the scene, Japanese media said.
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Japan Probes US Military Base In Tokyo For Chemical Leak
Japanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak.
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Japan 'Regrets' Release Of Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson
Japan's government voiced dismay over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request.
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Tokyo Sees 4-Day Work Week To Aid Families Amid Record Low Fertility Rate
Japan's fertility rate had reached a record low in June after witnessing a fall for many years, even though the government has made an effort for young people to get married and start families.
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Telangana Inks Pact With Google For ''Safety Engineering Centre'' In Hyderabad
GSEC in Hyderabad would be the second-of-its-kind in the Asia-PAcific region, after Tokyo, and only the fifth in the world, with similar facilities in Dublin, Munich and Malaga.
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This Restaurant Serves World's Most Expensive Michelin Tasting Menu At...
While the visitors are served the best-tasting snow crab at the establishment, they must take off their shoes and sit on the floor.
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This Asian City Is Emerging As Sex Tourism Hub. It's Not Where You Think
In the golden years, this city witnessed a significant economic boom. It remains one of the most liveable cities in the world, a financial power hub and also an emerging city for sex tourism, with men wandering on the streets, looking for women.
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Princess Mikasa, Oldest Member Of Japan's royal family, Dies At 101
Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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This Japanese Company Wants To Make Sex Toys More Mainstream
Hourglass-shaped sex toys casually glide along a conveyor belt through an airy new store in Tokyo, the latest attempt by Japanese manufacturer Tenga to sell adult products without the shame that is often attached.
