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Japanese Team Claims to Have Proof of Yeti
A group of Japanese explorers who trekked into the Yeti's fabled lair in the Himalayas in Nepal and Tibet claim that this footprint is, indeed, the hairy guy making his mark.
Taro Aso is Japan's Newest New Prime Minister
With an overwhelming Liberal Democratic Party vote in the lower house that overrode the upper house pick of opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa, Taro Aso became Japan's first Roman Catholic prime minister.
Strong Earthquake Strikes North Japan
Preliminary magnitude of the temblor was reported as 7.0, but the U.S. Geological Survey dropped that to 6.9 -- which is still a hearty shaker.
Man Plows Into Tokyo Crowd, Stabs Pedestrians
A grisly scene over in Tokyo as a 25-year-old man drove into a popular electronics district with a "murder mission."
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A primer on Japan's leaders, geography, demographics, economy, military, infrastructure, and more.

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