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Trump administration blocks 'urgent' disclosure from whistleblower

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Trump administration blocks 'urgent' disclosure from whistleblower

The Trump administration plunged into an extraordinary showdown with Congress Thursday over access to a whistleblower's complaint about reported incidents including a private conversation between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader. The blocked complaint is both "serious" and "urgent," the government's intelligence watchdog ...

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A couple address the media on Sept. 5 in Fukuoka regarding a lawsuit filed with Fukuoka District Court seeking to overturn the Constitution's refusal to recognize same-sex marriage.

70% of married women in Japan support same-sex marriage

Almost 70 percent of married women in Japan believe same-sex marriage should be legalized, a government survey showed Friday. Of those in their 30s or younger, roughly 90 percent supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, the survey last year by the National Institute of Population and S...

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Website of Japan’s new 78-year-old IT minister offline for months, raising questions over his tech acumen

The official website of new Japanese information technology minister Naokazu Takemoto has been unviewable for the past few months, raising concerns among social media users over his ability to handle the portfolio, it was learned Friday. "The website has been locked by the company managing its do...

Road to nowhere: Passengers are stranded at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture after rail operators suspended their services due to Typhoon Faxai on Monday.

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Frustrated travelers at Narita Airport in wake of Typhoon Faxai spark joy on social media

by Patrick ST. Michel

Choirs full of Swedish children typically don’t break into song at Narita Airport. That’s precisely what happened last Monday night, however, when a youth group called Nova Cantica found itself stranded at the transport hub and decided to pass the time by singing in front of some empty check-in c...

A Corolla Sport vehicle (left) and a Corolla Touring vehicle, both manufactured by Toyota Motor Corp., sit on display during an unveiling event in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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Toyota launches new Corolla, its first fully redesigned sedan for seven years

Toyota Motor Corp. rolled out a new model of the Corolla on Tuesday, making it the firm's first fully redesigned sedan in about seven years. Featuring a low center of gravity with a sportier design, the new sedan has a touch-screen display that can send texts, play music and use navigation app...

A marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle last year. According to a study published Monday, the first sexual experience for many U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions.

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First sexual experience was rape for 1 in 16 U.S. women, study shows

The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a newly published study shows. The experiences amount to rape, the authors say, although the national survey they used for...