Sapporo
(2002 est. pop. 1.8 million). Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island. It is situated in the southwestern Ishikari Plain, which is one of the island'...
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The Imperial Household Agency organized a nature-observing event
in the Imperial Palace's Fukiage woodland area on Friday, allowing
the general public to walk through the area for the first t...
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U.N. condemns assassination attempt on Afghan president
KABUL - The United Nations on Monday condemned an apparent
assassination attempt on Afghan President Hamid Karzai in a roc...
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Japan's National Police Agency launched a panel Tuesday to
devise policing plans for next year's Group of Eight summit at the
Lake Toya hot-spa resort in Hokkaido.
Meanwhile, Hokkaido poli...
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A heat wave continued to bake Japan on Monday due to a
high-pressure system in the Pacific Ocean, with the mercury rising to
37.5 C in the village of Kawai, Iwate Prefec...
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The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence
Thursday on former senior AUM Shinrikyo cultist Seiichi Endo for
killing 19 people and trying to kill others in ...
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The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence on
former senior AUM Shinrikyo cultist Seiichi Endo for killing 19
people and trying to kill others in the 1994-...
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Margin stock buying in Japan up for 1st time in 2 weeks
TOKYO - Margin buying on Japan's three major stock exchanges
rose last week for the first time in two weeks, the Tokyo Sto...
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N. Korea fails to get complaint against Japan on U.N. agenda
NEW YORK - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday declined North
Korea's request to have its complaint about the treatm...
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Sapporo
Imperial Palace opens Fukiage area to public for 1st time
