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David Bowie painting bought for $4 to sell for vast sum
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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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Man breaks into Johnny Depp’s home and takes a shower
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Tokyo Olympic chief refuses to resign over sexist comments
In the Spotlight Former Japanese PM Yoshiro Mori apologises for saying women talk too much in meetings
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New Yorkers terrified by squirrel attacks
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Valentine’s Day: spanking, strange customs and secret notes
In Depth From Japan to Estonia, every culture has its own twist on the festival of love
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Ikigai: stay home and think of Japan
Speed Read A Japanese outlook on life will help see us through the lockdown
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Charity run to start at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Speed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
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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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