JR Kyushu lines fully restored 74 days after Kumamoto quake in late July
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- JR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday, 74 days after the devastating July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefectu
KUMAMOTO, Japan (Kyodo) -- JR Kyushu's train lines were fully restored Saturday, 74 days after the devastating July 28 earthquake in Kumamoto Prefectu
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has asked Russia to provide information following the death of a worker at an anti-plague institute in Irkutsk from pneumonia l
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- At a cafe in Tokyo's famed Akihabara district, "maids" are increasingly learning to accommodate foreign visitors by studying English
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