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May 8, 2020
[VIDEO] Robots greet patients at Tokyo COVID-19 facility
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May 5, 2020
[VIDEO] #LightItBlue hits Tokyo
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Apr 30, 2020
[VIDEO] Koinobori at Tokyo Dome City
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Apr 14, 2020
[VIDEO] Cherry blossoms in Tokyo 2020
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Mar 25, 2020
[VIDEO] Tokyo’s new Takanawa Gateway train station opens
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Mar 20, 2020
[VIDEO] St. Patrick's Day in Yokohama
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Mar 19, 2020
[VIDEO] Peace on Earth 2020
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Mar 12, 2020
[VIDEO] Homemade face masks at Tokyo’s Shibuya-san
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Mar 11, 2020
[VIDEO] Calligrapher Souun Takeda’s latest exhibition: ‘Glitter’
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Mar 7, 2020
[VIDEO] Lego’s take on World Heritage Sites
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Mar 5, 2020
[VIDEO] Rooms 40: a showcase of various designers
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Feb 19, 2020
[VIDEO] Japan Amusement Expo 2020
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Feb 15, 2020
[VIDEO] Looking for the perfect present at Tokyo International Gift Show
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Jan 18, 2020
[VIDEO] Rhizomatiks take Japan’s Perfume to cyberspace
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Jan 10, 2020
[VIDEO] The Ginza Line’s new Shibuya Station
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Jan 9, 2020
[VIDEO] Ringing in 2020 from Tokyo
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Jan 1, 2020
[VIDEO] A look back at 2019 in Japan
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Dec 29, 2019
[VIDEO] A look inside Tokyo’s Mori Building Urban Lab
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Dec 27, 2019
[VIDEO] The opening of Japan's new National Stadium
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Dec 21, 2019
[VIDEO] Japan premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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