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Tokyo became a megacity by reinventing itself
But in a city so vast, those groups faded quickly, and diversity, whatever its form, remains an awkward subject in Japan. The nation’s rapid reinvention after World War II has often been ...
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What If The Ukraine War Never Ends? That's Where Japan Is With Moscow After 70 Years
It is likely that there will not be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia this year — or ever one at all. If ...
At 95, He’s the World’s Oldest Speedskater. He’s Gunning for 100.
Iichi Marumo started competing in his late 80s, after a life spent farming, publishing poetry and volunteering to fly in a ...
A Plea for Justice for Japan’s So-Called Comfort Women
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese ...
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...
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Japan's emperor hopes for peace, 80 years after WWII end
During WWII, Japan fought in China and Burma -- today, Myanmar -- against Allied forces, and tried to invade British-ruled India, of which Bangladesh was then a part. The war ended in August 1945 ...
Japan bullet trains resume service after decoupling issue
Japanese high-speed bullet trains, suspended over a decoupling while in motion issue, resumed service Friday. East Japan ...
Japan to invite stateless people born to Japanese in Philippines
TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals and left in ...