It sounds like the worst kind of fear dream – a public restroom that seems to offer the promise of blissful relief, but which, on closer inspection, is fully visible. However, that is the design feature behind several toilets that have recently opened in public parks in Tokyo. The “transparent” …
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Japan’s recession comes just nine months after the world’s third-largest economy suffered a record-breaking decline in activity of nearly 8% in the second quarter of 2020. Falling household consumption was the main reason behind the shrinkage, with the postponement of the Olympic Games and the weak demand for Japanese manufacturing …
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A former CIA officer has been arrested and charged with selling secrets to China over several years, the justice department announced. According to prosecutors, the former US spy – identified as Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67 – conspired with an unnamed family member, also a former CIA officer, to sell …
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical checkup at the hospital on Monday amid concerns expressed by a top official that he is suffering from fatigue due to treating the coronavirus pandemic. Abe, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, left the hospital after the investigation, the Jiji news agency …
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed the general election four weeks after October 17, but ruled out delaying it longer as the country tackled a new coronavirus outbreak. “Finally, October 17th … provides enough time for parties to plan on the scope of circumstances in which we …
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