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Bodies of 2 women found in Tokyo apartment

The bodies of two women believed to be an elderly mother and her daughter have been found in an apartment in western Tokyo, apparently after they died of illness, police said.

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Daycare shortage forcing mothers to give up work

A survey shows that more mothers in the greater Tokyo area are giving up work because they cannot find places at daycare centers for their children.

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Penguin on the loose after escape from Tokyo aquarium

A penguin is on the loose after escaping from a Tokyo aquarium, prompting the facility to call on the public for information on any sightings.
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Wanted alive: Endangered ibis escapes from Tokyo zoo

A female northern bald ibis has fled Tokyo's Tama Zoo and remains on the loose, the zoo's operator revealed on March 1.
Contact: 042-591-1611
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00:08 JST 29 Feb 2012 28.2N 139.9E 520 km M5.2 Ogasawara-shoto Seiho-oki



http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/4/359/...91-290008.html...

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Snow forecast for central Tokyo

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The weather agency warned Tuesday that it may snow in Tokyo and its surrounding areas between early morning and early afternoon Wednesday, and that some accumulation may be seen in central...

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Endangered crane's beak regenerates after treatment

A male Siberian crane's beak, which had been broken last year during a scuffle between two birds at a Tokyo zoo, has completely grown back, marking the first such case at a Japanese zoo....

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2 found dead in Tokyo apartment believed to be mom, handicapped son

The bodies of a woman and a young boy were found in an apartment in Tokyo's Tachikawa city on Feb. 13, and police believe that they died about two months earlier.
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New cancer drug may reduce side effects

A biopharmaceutical company based in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, has developed a drug that could lessen the side effects of a conventional anticancer agent when used in combination.

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Children walk 30% less than 30 years ago

Primary school students in Tokyo walk an average of 11,382 steps a day, according to a recent survey conducted by the Tokyo metropolitan board of education.

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'Extinct' shearwater species found in Ogasawara Islands

A species of shearwater thought to have been extinct for 20 years has been discovered in the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

A protected shearwater...

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08:10 JST 07 Feb 2012 35.6N 139.4E 40 km M4.0 Tokyo-to Tama-tobu



http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/2012...91-070810.html...

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07:39 JST 28 Jan 2012 35.5N 139.0E 20 km M5.0 Yamanashi-ken Tobu-Fujigoko




http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/2012...91-280739.html

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Tokyo's 1st snow of season causes injuries, disrupts traffic

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Snow fell in Tokyo and vicinity from Monday night through early Tuesday morning and covered the capital for the first time this season, causing people to slip...

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Pediatrician studies status of disabled / Doctor with cerebral palsy works to help others achieve independence

Pediatrician Shinichiro Kumagaya suffered a lack of oxygen during birth that left him with cerebral palsy. Now, he tends to...