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# Tokyo

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Traders breathe sigh of relief as markets bounce back after 'mini flash crash'
Would you buy a coffee from this robot? It just started working at Japan's 'strange cafe'
Pregnant woman wants seat on Tokyo metro - there's an app for that
Former priest wielding a samurai sword kills three at Tokyo shrine
Japanese serial killer who kept nine bodies in coolers met the victims through Twitter
Police make arrest after nine headless bodies found in Tokyo flat
Japanese reporter died after working 159 hours of overtime in a month
Explainer: What is Bitcoin, and why is it making headlines again?
Boost for Irish amateur boxing as Joe Ward commits to IABA until Tokyo 2020
50-cap Toner a tower of strength and more talking points as Ireland win battle with Blossoms
This luxury Japanese train could rival a five-star hotel
52 seconds of passion: Two giant pandas mated for the first time in four years today
Fortune teller ordered to pay damages to client she forced into prostitution
A businessman in Japan has paid over €600,000 for a single fish
Five-year-old boy dies after Tokyo arts festival display catches fire
Child pornography is still widely available in Japan, a year after it was criminalised
At least 19 people killed and 20 wounded in attack at centre for disabled people
Japanese pop star stabbed repeatedly by "obsessive fan"
Video of journalist missing in Syria emerges as kidnappers look for ransom
Actor stabbed to death with sword at Japanese play rehearsal
"I could try some ... maybe": Tokyo tries to reel in tourists with whale meat festival
Japan has scrapped the 2020 Olympics logo after a plagiarism scandal
Japanese man flushes lawyer's penis down the toilet 'as revenge for affair'
Three killed after plane crashes on housing estate
Islamic State confirms execution of Japanese hostage
Video shows terrifying scenes inside airplane forced to make emergency landing
Japan's sozzled salarymen: corporate samurai turning into a lost tribe
Sumo wrestlers make babies cry on purpose - but that's a good thing
Do you find turn-by-turn directions a bit boring? Try following penguins instead
Vagina artist arrested in Tokyo on obscenity charges
UN court tells Japan to leave the whales alone
Irish lad and his hurley crash Tokyo's St. Patrick's Day parade
Heaviest snow in decades leaves 11 dead, over 1,000 injured in Japan
Taoiseach arrives in Japan for five day trade trip
Hello, world: New island off Japan coast after volcano eruption
WATCH: This Tokyo restaurant is entirely automated
Actual snake on a plane delays 370 Qantas passengers
Someone has been queuing for the new iPhone for the last week
Wrestling wins reprieve for 2020 Olympics
Tokyo's Olympic win impacts Germany's Euro bid