Japan
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‘Japan’s Meghan Markle’: Princess Mako gives up title to wed ‘commoner’ sweetheart
Why Everyone’s Talking About Former royal planning move to New York after row over marriage triggered PTSD
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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David Bowie painting bought for $4 to sell for vast sum
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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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What Britain can learn from Japan and Germany’s social care systems
In Depth In both countries new taxes were introduced to pay for comprehensive care
By Holden Frith Last updated
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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Tokyo Olympic chief refuses to resign over sexist comments
Why Everyone’s Talking About Former Japanese PM Yoshiro Mori apologises for saying women talk too much in meetings
By Mike Starling Published
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New Yorkers terrified by squirrel attacks
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By Chas Newkey-Burden Last updated
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