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    Watanabe Kazan: One scholar’s equivocal rebellion

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    A tragic narrative for women persists even as times change

    by Michael Hoffman
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    COVID-19 continued to dominate media coverage in 2021. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

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  • Japan weighs full lifting of COVID-19 quasi-emergency
    People nod off while commuting on a train in Tokyo on Friday.
  • Russia conducts missile drill on disputed islands off Hokkaido
    Kunashiri Island, one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands, is pictured from Nemuro, Hokkaido.
  • Yen plunges to five-year low as Japan import costs surge
    The yen usually benefits during times of risk aversion but this time round the dynamics are playing out differently.
  • Russia asked China for military and economic aid for Ukraine war, U.S. officials say
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend an ice hockey friendly game between junior teams in Tianjin, China, in  June 2018.
  • Plastic love: Proliferation of PET bottles in Japan complicates a sustainable future
    In 2021, Japan was among the top countries in the world for PET bottle collection, at 93%, and recycling, at 89%, according to the Council for PET Bottle Recycling.
  • China sees at least one winner emerging from Ukraine war: China

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  • Shaming Apple and texting Elon Musk, a Ukraine minister uses novel war tactics

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  • Bitcoin was made for this moment. So why isn’t it booming?

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    Sanctions and sanctuary: Japan responds to Russia's war in Ukraine

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    by Teruhiko Mano
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    Return of shunto is hollow triumph for unions

    by Noriko Hama
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    In Davos, gripping kabuki with little substance

    by Noriko Hama
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    Reform vows, Constitution to dog Abe in 2014

    by Teruhiko Mano
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    by Noriko Hama
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    by Teruhiko Mano

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    Okinawa's referendum on relocating the U.S. Futenma base to Henoko: Why now and what's the point?

    by Eric Johnston
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    Q&A: How to survive this year's scorching summer in Japan

    by Shusuke Murai
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    Masuzoe clings to office as pressure mounts over funds scandal

    by Magdalena Osumi
  • National | Q&A

    Questions and answers: The Kumamoto earthquakes

    by Tomoko Otake, Mizuho Aoki and Reiji Yoshida
  • Reference | Q&A

    Japan's electricity shake-up gives power to the people

    by Kazuaki Nagata
  • Reference | SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT

    Why do we need a little bit on the side?

    by Alice Gordenker
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