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Japan protests Chinese navy sailing near disputed islands
Japan lodged a protest with China on Monday over a Chinese naval vessel sailing near disputed islands, a Japanese official said, as reports emerged of… Read
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A typhoon made landfall near Sasebo in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki on Tuesday morning, with the weather agency warning of landslides, high waves and… Read
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The government has set up a research group to investigate issues including body image attitudes and diet and lifestyle habits, as part of attempts to… Read
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Monday implicitly likened the current Russian invasion of Ukraine to the bullying of weak children, a remark that… Read
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I lost my twins in the second trimester of my first pregnancy. One fetus died around 14 weeks, and a month later I went into… Read
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“Seriously?” asks Weekly Playboy (July 11). “Is Japan a ‘country of bad teeth?'” To the point of requiring political intervention? Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last… Read
