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Japan to reform 19th century law that puts ex-husband on child’s birth certificate
Automatic addition of ex-husband as father on document within 300 days of divorce to be scrapped Japan is set …
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Zen and the art of working from home: Japanese builder offers mini office kit
The Hanare Zen is 91cm wide and 1.8m long and aims to help workers escape their overcrowded home environmentsJ…
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Radioactive snakes help scientists monitor fallout from Fukushima nuclear disaster
Glue and duct tape used to fit rat snakes with dosimeters and GPS movement trackers to help researchers unders…
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Taro Kono, the political maverick who could be Japan’s next prime minister
The outspoken vaccine minister is favourite for the top job partly thanks to his large social media following …
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Third person dies in Japan after taking contaminated Moderna coronavirus vaccine
A 49-year-old man died the day after taking his second shot of the vaccine, though authorities said a causal l…
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Japan’s Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
Foreign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine though no safety or effi…
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Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Ja…
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Japan shrugs at name-and-shame policy amid Covid fatigue and changing norms
Social pressure and group mores have become less powerful as people become tired of staying homeSee all our co…
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Macaques at Japan reserve get first alpha female in 70-year history
Yakei took top spot after roughing up Sanchu, the alpha male who had been leader of ‘troop B’ on the island of…
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Japan: man admits nine murders after contacting suicidal people via Twitter
In case that has shocked country and led to new Twitter rules, Takahiro Shiraishi assaulted and strangled vict…
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Japan Airlines scraps ‘ladies and gentlemen’ in favour of gender-neutral greetings
Airline becomes first in Japan to make move as part of commitment to tackle gender-based discriminationJapan A…
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Tokyo pays clubs and hostess bars to close after spike in coronavirus cases
City authorities, which cannot legally force closures, offer incentives after Japan capital reports a record 2…
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‘Keep your screams inside’: rollercoaster fans told to be quiet to help Japan Covid-19 fight
Authorities recommend against shouting or screaming during thrill rides, as football fans are urged to avoid s…
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Japan: hundreds with dementia who went missing in 2019 yet to be found
Ageing population in the spotlight as of the more than 17,000 people with the illness who went missing last ye…
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Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors
April’s 20% drop compared with a year earlier may be the result of delays to start of school year, less commut…