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Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

Typhoon Noru takes aim at central Japan

07/08/2017

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Lantern festival in Japan

Massive lanterns featuring mythical gods and fabled creatures paraded through cities in the north of Japan

06/08/2017

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Japan remembers victims of Hiroshima

Japan has marked the anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing in Hiroshima, 72 years on

06/08/2017

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Japan marks 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima bombing

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the tributes to victims at a sombre ceremony

06/08/2017

Japan

Tokyo firefighters tackle a blaze at world's largest fishmarket.

Firefighters struggle to contain a blaze at Tsukiji fishmarket, the world's largest and one of Tokyo's most popular tourist sites

03/08/2017

Japan

LED shoes take to the dance floor

Flashy shoes you have there sir...

30/07/2017

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The Shinkansen: a dream train!

Launched in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Shinkansen linked Tokyo to Osaka running at a speed of 210 kilometres per hour.

27/07/2017

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Japan counts down to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

24/07/2017

Japan

Fukushima robot finds lava-like 'melted fuel deposits'

Six years on from a massive nuclear disaster, accumulations of lava-like layers were found inside Fukushima nuclear plant.

23/07/2017

Japan

Robots help in the search for more damage at Fukushima

Six years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, operators of the affected Daiichi Power Plant are using robot technology to check for new damage.

20/07/2017

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Floats parade through Kyoto for Gion Festival

Spectators enjoy a parade of colourful floats at the annual Gion Festival in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto.

17/07/2017

Japan

Bitcoin kingpin on trial in Japan

The head of what was once the world's biggest bitcoin exchange stands trial in Tokyo on charges of embezzlement and data manipulation. He denies any wrongdoing.

11/07/2017

Japan

Deadly floods in Japan

Rescue crews are racing against time to find more than 20 people who are still missing after torrential rain caused flooding and landslides in south-western Japan.

09/07/2017

Japan

Heavy rain in Japan forces thousands from their homes

record rain in south west Japan forces 400,000 from their homes

06/07/2017

Japan

How more men in Japan are turning to ‘rubber romance’

02/07/2017

Japan

Trio on trial over Fukushima nuclear disaster

The trial has begun in Japan of three Tepco executives accused of negligence in Fukushima nuclear disaster

30/06/2017

Japan

How to protect yourself from a North Korean missile strike

Japan broadcasts animated public service announcement amid North Korean missile threats

27/06/2017

Japan

Japanese airbag-maker Takata files for bankruptcy

26/06/2017

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Japan's security forces prepare for Olympic games

In preparation for the 2020 Olympic games Japan's security forces have been test-driving anti-terrorist protocols

22/06/2017

Japan

Aww! Fresh footage of newborn panda

Tokyo zoo has released this new footage of a panda cub which was born last week.

19/06/2017

Japan

Several sailors missing after US navy ship collision

The waterways approaching Tokyo Bay are busy with commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan’s two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama.

17/06/2017

Japan

Law to allow Japanese Emperor to abdicate

Japan's legal move clears the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries

09/06/2017

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Honk honk, oink oink!

08/06/2017

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World's largest jellyfish collection

Having roamed the seas for the last 500 years, jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ creature on the planet

07/06/2017

Japan

Hundreds hospitalised as temperatures soar in Japan

Japan is experiencing an unusually hot spell of weather for the time of year.

21/05/2017

Japan

Japan coastguard resumes drills as tensions rise

Maritime exercises were held in Tokyo Bay after a five-year pause.

20/05/2017