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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
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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
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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
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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
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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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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Stilton causes a stink in Japan trade deal talks
Speed Read Negotiations stall as Liz Truss seeks preferential treatment for British blue cheese makers
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