Weeks after Takaichi’s speech, it was revealed record numbers of victims are seeking compensation for overwork in Japan.

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In 1954, the Humane Society of the United States was founded.

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Since Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi declared her support for Taiwan, tensions between the two powers have escalated. Beijing ...

Among the many issues that helped propel Sanae Takaichi to power as Japan’s first female prime minister this fall, perhaps none is more politically charged or more important to Japan’s long-term ...

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Let us commence with our reading, then, so that the best of what the Beehive State has to yield may be brought more clearly to our gaze. Here is your first card—the Eight of Wands. This is a card of ...