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Which UK towns have bought most sex toys during lockdown?
Speed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
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No lockdown, little testing, few deaths: why Japan is a coronavirus outlier
In Depth Only 744 people have died in country of 126 million - and infection rate is falling
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Japan to declare state of emergency over Covid-19
Speed Read Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has faced mounting criticism for his approach to pandemic
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What is Japanification?
In Depth Economists fears challenges posed by coronavirus pandemic may push Europe into Japan-like crash
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What is #BlossomWatch?
Speed Read Charity launches campaign to lift Britons’ spirits by emulating Japan’s hanami custom
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Hadaka Matsuri: inside Japan’s naked festival
Speed Read Little has changed in 500 years - except the addition of hand sanitiser because of coronavirus
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Why US ambassador’s moustache is a tickly topic in South Korea
Speed Read Harry Harris’s facial hair has triggered a diplomatic spate
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What is ‘playing Ghosn’?
In Depth Viral trend of people inside instrument cases is inspired by ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, who allegedly fled Japan in a similar manner
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Carlos Ghosn defends himself in public
In Depth The world has been waiting to hear from the fugitive businessman, and on a stormy night in Beirut, he delivered his impassioned defence
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Shiori Ito wins rape case in watershed moment
In Depth Lawsuit focused attention on Japan’s record on women’s rights
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Pearl Harbor shooting adds to tragic history of US military base
In Depth Japan’s WWII attack on Hawaii was 78 years ago this week
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Seven tragic Second World War poems
In Depth Less well-known than those of the First World War, the poems of WWII are just as gut-wrenching
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Could Japan join the Six Nations championship?
Speed Read World Cup hosts would be a more attractive proposition for fans than Italy
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Rugby World Cup quarter-final: Japan vs. South Africa preview, predictions, team news, starting XVs, TV, UK time
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