Japan

Talking Point Government to triple financial subsidy to tempt families away from Tokyo

By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published 4 January 23

In Depth Japanese families enjoy a bucket of KFC on Christmas Day, while Indonesians decorate their trees with chicken feathers

By The Week Staff Last updated 25 December 22

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By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 18 December 22

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By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 22 November 22

Today's Big Question Rise in far-right extremism is one factor behind series of attacks on political figures

By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published 4 November 22

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By Devika Rao, The Week US Published 11 October 22

Speed Read Intermediate-range ballistic fired over Japan in ‘dramatic escalation’ of tensions

By Kate Samuelson Published 4 October 22

The Week Recommends Nagasaki, on the relatively lush and balmy island of Kyushu, has been almost entirely rebuilt since 1945

By The Week Staff Published 4 October 22

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By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published 4 October 22

feature Global population now expected to peak in the 2080s and start declining by end of the century

By The Week Staff Published 3 October 22

feature And other stories from the stranger side of life

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 19 August 22

feature Man who killed former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe cited grudge against the global religious movement

By The Week Staff Published 12 July 22