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Johnny Somali/TikTok Controversial American live-streamer faces prison in South Korea for offensive behavior
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momo11353/iStock Editorial/Getty Images There’s a country in Southern Europe that few tourists know about
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Scott Suchman/The Washington Post/Getty Images The secret history of the fortune cookies you’ve been eating all your life
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AsiaPac/Getty Images The toughest new sport in Japan is street-racing office chairs
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Kenta Harada/Getty Images Baseball in Japan is more than just a game. The Japanese stars in MLB carry that pressure everywhere they go
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Yomiuri Shimbu/Ryoichiro Kida/AP Japan’s people are aging as its snow worsens. That’s a lethal combination
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Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
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Australian snowboarder dies after becoming caught on ski lift in Japan
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Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
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Trump’s Greenland saga has left lasting uncertainty on Wall Street
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Japan’s hottest souvenir? A $2 pair of striped socks from a convenience store
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Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
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Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open
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Japan prime minister Takaichi to dissolve parliament Friday and call national election
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Drumstick diplomacy for Japan and South Korea as leaders bang out K-pop hits
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Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression
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CNN Video Where are Japan’s trash cans? 0:46
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ISU-1 GP Video Japan’s F1-style office chair race 1:17
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Deonté Lee/BFA.com/Sukeban These Japanese wrestlers throw down in latex and glitter
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Sayuri Suzuki/GKIDS Kabuki film ‘Kokuho’ is a box office hit aiming for the Oscars. It could help revive the art form itself
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Courtesy the artist/Air de Paris, Romainville/Barbara Wien, Berlin What happens when an octopus engages with art?
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Yusuke Maekawa This puffer jacket uses light and sound to lull you to sleep anywhere
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Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images This powder paradise in Japan is a magnet for tourists. Locals say the party is getting out of hand
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Yumi Asada/CNN A private phone number, secret opening times, and no interest in Michelin: Inside one of Tokyo’s invite-only restaurants
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Niigata Prefectural Police Videoby Hanako Montgomery Why more tourists need rescuing in Japan’s ski towns 1:06