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Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say

Experts say the country’s first lawsuit about police discrimination against foreign-born residents highlights a systematic problem.

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‘Shogun’ Series Premiere Recap: House of Lords

When an English ship pilot lands in feudal 1600s Japan, five lords must decide whether he’s an enemy or a…

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Welcome to Japan, Taylor Swift Fans. Please Remain Seated as You Cheer.

Some Japanese spectators are grumbling that foreign concertgoers visiting Tokyo don’t share their rather restrained local approach to taking in…

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The Brief Reign of Japan’s First Foreign-Born Beauty Queen

Karolina Shiino, a naturalized Japanese citizen who was born in Ukraine, resigned two weeks after winning the Miss Japan crown.

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A Swedish Teenager Was on Japan Airlines Flight 516. Here’s His Story.

Anton Deibe, 17, and his family were flying into Tokyo when their plane collided with a Coast Guard aircraft.

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Tuesday Briefing: Israel’s Top Court Rejects Move to Limit It

Plus New Year’s offerings to the sea in Brazil.

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, and Officials Warn of Aftershocks

There were reports of collapsed buildings and people being trapped underneath them. The quake disrupted electricity and phone service, and…

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Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Triggering Tsunami Warnings

Officials ordered residents of the Noto Peninsula to leave for higher ground immediately, warning that there could be waves as…

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Japan Relaxes Export Restrictions to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S.

The policy change could shore up American supplies of the weapon, allowing Washington to send more to Ukraine to help…

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Breaking With Postwar History, Japan to Sell Patriot Missiles to U.S.

Tokyo appears ready to adjust rules to allow the export of the weapons to the United States, a move that…

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