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Ten of the best Japanese restaurants in London
The Week Recommends From traditional Edomae sushi to authentic Wagyu beef, the capital’s Japanese food scene is thriving
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Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, dies at 119
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National Poo Museum opens on the Isle of Wight
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Greggs superfan is touring every single branch
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‘Neo-sakoku’: how has Japan’s border experiment worked?
feature Japanese government warned its isolationist Covid policy risks alienating allies
By Kate Samuelson Published
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‘Britain and Kenya must find and punish the still living perpetrators of crimes’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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Everything we know so far about the Tokyo ‘Joker’ knife attack
feature Suspect reportedly told police he wanted to murder to get ‘death penalty’
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‘Japan’s Meghan Markle’: Princess Mako gives up title to wed ‘commoner’ sweetheart
In the Spotlight Former royal planning move to New York after row over marriage triggered PTSD
By Kate Samuelson Published
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Exhibition of the week: Tokyo (Art & Photography)
The Week Recommends The Ashmolean Museum’s new show is ‘as bustling and eclectic as Tokyo itself’
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Belarusian Olympic sprinter seeks asylum after refusing to fly back to Minsk
In Depth Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrives at Polish embassy after being seized by officials from her own country
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Does the Tokyo Olympics branding amount to cultural appropriation?
feature What started as a stereotype of Japan by western media has turned into a process of nation branding
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David Bowie painting bought for $4 to sell for vast sum
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By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Skiing among the sakura: Inside Japan with Hoshino Resorts
The Week Recommends The Week joins a life-affirming nine-day tour of Hokkaido and Tokyo
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Why cancelling the Tokyo Olympics isn’t Japan’s call
feature Latest polls show Japanese public want the Games axed owing to Covid fears - but who gets the final say?
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