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Heavy snow strands 430 people overnight on train in Japan

Around 430 passengers in Niigata Prefecture were forced to spend the night on a packed four-car train after it got stranded by heavy snow along the Sea of Japan coast.

12/01/2018

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We look back at some of the top videos from this week's No Comment section

12/01/2018

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Sumo champions perform annual ritual in Tokyo

Hundreds gathered at the Meiji Shrine to catch a glimpse of their champions.

09/01/2018

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Elephants show off their calligraphy skills at a zoo near Tokyo

2018 is the Year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac and one of the elephants wrote the Chinese character for "dog" on a piece of white paper.

03/01/2018

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Chilly swim for karate kids in Japan

Children in southwestern Japan have braved the cold sea for their first karate practice of the year

02/01/2018

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Discover Japan's Winter purification ceremony in ice-cold water

Before every New Year, this group of women and men step into the river in Takayama to conduct a Shinto ritual

31/12/2017

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Japan: 'Miracle Pine' is felled

A symbol of hope and resilience after surviving the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake - but lengthy exposure to sea water has damaged the 25-meter-tall "miracle pine tree."

27/12/2017

South Korea

"Comfort women" deal with Japan failed to meet victims' says S.Korea

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha apologised for the controversial deal as a panel appointed by her in July to investigate the negotiations leading up to the 2015 agreement unveiled its results.

27/12/2017

Japan

Ex-US Army deserter to North Korea dies

He called his desertion a mistake that led him to spend most of his life captive in the isolated Communist state.

12/12/2017

Japan

North Koreans arrested amid mystery boat arrivals off Japan

Some 28 cases of North Korean boats found drifting off Japan or grounded last month raise suspicions about possible infiltration by spies

09/12/2017

Japan

Tokyo's 2020 mascots to be chosen by kids

Elementary school students will vote to select the winning pair of mascots for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games.

07/12/2017

Sport

Judo: Japan scores 12 out of 14 medals in Tokyo Grand Slam

The second and final day of the Tokyo Grand Slam saw Mongolia’s Otgonbaatar Lkhagvasuren become our man of the day.

03/12/2017

Sport

Tokyo Grand Slam 2017: Japan scores gold on day one

Before the action got underway,the Judo World reflected on the tragic loss of two family members.

02/12/2017

Japan

Japan: Emperor Akihito set to abdicate in April 2019

He will become the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years, having expressed fears that old age and failing health might make it hard for him to fulfil his duties

01/12/2017

Korea

North Korea fires new ballistic missile, South Korea's military says

The Pentagon said it had detected a "probable" missile launch and that it was in the process of assessing it.

28/11/2017

USA

Eight people rescued from US Navy plane crash

22/11/2017

Japan

Fireball lights up skies over Japan

The fireball which lit up Japanese night skies was probably a fragment of an asteroid that burnt up on contact with the Earth's atmosphere

22/11/2017

Japan

No more alcohol for US troops in Japan

US military imposes alcohol ban on troops stationed in Japan

20/11/2017

Economy

Nissan admits decades of quality control neglect

Company says will hire more skilled quality control inspectors and review internal structures.

17/11/2017

World News

Euroviews. View: Japan’s lesson for Europe

Japan has proved that population aging doesn’t need to rule out economic growth for countries that resist immigration, argues Daniel Gros

09/11/2017