Japan
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Mitsubishi ordered to pay compensation for WWII slave labour
Speed Read Eleven victims win court ruling as tensions rise between Japan and South Korea
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Japanese police investigating mass murder at tourist hotspot
Speed Read Six bodies discovered alongside bloody machete at family home, while seventh corpse found in nearby river
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Japan’s new cybersecurity minister has never used a computer
Speed Read Yoshitaka Sakurada says ‘secretaries and employees handle such tasks’
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Japanese man marries hologram pop star
Speed Read Tokyo administrator spends £13,500 on wedding to virtual reality mascot Hatsune Miku
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BTS show in Japan pulled after t-shirt controversy
Speed Read Shirt worn by Jimin depicted aftermath of Hiroshima atomic bomb
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What is behind Japan’s soaring youth suicide rate?
Speed Read The number of children and teenagers taking their own lives has reached a 30-year-high
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‘Gwarosa’: why Koreans are working themselves to death
Speed Read South Koreans work longer hours than almost any other OECD country
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Japan launches search for ‘missing’ island
Speed Read Esanbehanakitakojima forms part of Japan’s maritime border - or, at least, it used to
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Japan’s princess gives up royal status for love
Speed Read Princess Ayako leaves the royal family after marrying a commoner, prompting calls for a change to the law
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Jumpei Yasuda: Japanese journalist freed after three years in Syria
Speed Read The 44-year-old says he is struggling to speak native language following long captivity by militants
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White tiger mauls Japanese zookeeper to death
Speed Read Authorities to investigate how rare big cat was left alone in enclosure with 40-year-old Akira Furusho
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Typhoon Jebi: ten killed as cyclone lashes Japan
Speed Read Tropical storm is the strongest to hit Japanese mainland in 25 years
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‘Comfort women’: the dark history of Japan’s WWII sex slaves
In Depth South Korea launches memorial day honouring the women forced into brothels by Japanese occupiers
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Japan PM Shinzo Abe orders daylight saving time study
Speed Read Athlete safety is a concern but the public and businesses are divided by the proposal
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