Emperor harvests rice in Imperial Palace paddy field
Wearing rubber boots and wielding a sickle, Japan’s Emperor harvested two rice varieties from the grounds of the Imperial Palace .
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Meet a guy who gets paid for doing nothing
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Najib makes final attempts to retain MP seat
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Man who travelled on trains without tickets during government job repays debts
During his service, the man had kept records of all the fare of train travel without a ticket.
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Gorbachev’s achievements in ending Cold War will not be forgotten
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Creating against the tide: Indonesia’s ethnic artists dare to push the bounds
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World’s toughest triathlon gives athlete chance to become best version of herself
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Japanese eye doctor wins ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ for contributions in Vietnam
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Filipina doctor protecting abused children among winners of Asia’s ‘Nobel Prize’
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