Japan
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 Japan opens border for tourism after almost 3 years of COVID restrictionsSpeed Read By Devika Rao, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 North Korea launches longest-range missile test yetSpeed Read Intermediate-range ballistic fired over Japan in ‘dramatic escalation’ of tensions By Kate Samuelson Published Speed Read
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 Trip of the week: a Japanese city opens to the world againThe Week Recommends Nagasaki, on the relatively lush and balmy island of Kyushu, has been almost entirely rebuilt since 1945 By The Week Staff Published The Week Recommends
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 North Korea fires ballistic missile over JapanSpeed Read By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 What declining birth rates mean for our futurefeature Global population now expected to peak in the 2080s and start declining by end of the century By The Week Staff Published feature
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 Magic mushroom church sues local policefeature And other stories from the stranger side of life By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published feature
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 The Unification Church: who are the Moonies?feature Man who killed former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe cited grudge against the global religious movement By The Week Staff Published feature
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 Assassin may have killed Abe as revenge against religious group that bankrupted his motherSpeed Read By Grayson Quay Published Speed Read
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 World leaders react to Shinzo Abe's assassinationSpeed Read By Grayson Quay Published Speed Read
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 Shinzo Abe's legacySpeed Read 'He wanted Japan to be respected on the global stage in the way that he felt was deserved' By Brigid Kennedy Published Speed Read
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 Quiz of The Week: 2 - 8 JulyPuzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news? By The Week Staff Published Puzzles and Quizzes
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 Shinzo Abe shooting: how common is gun crime in Japan?In the Spotlight Longest-serving PM dies from injuries after being shot while on campaign trail By Kate Samuelson Published In the Spotlight
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 Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dies after being shotSpeed Read By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 Japan's Shinzo Abe in 'severe condition' after being shot with handmade gunSpeed Read By Peter Weber, The Week US Published Speed Read
