Japan’s campaign to help exploited foreigners backfires
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Japan’s campaign to help exploited foreigners backfires

Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo  Japan is the land of mascots, manga and illustrations, so much…

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Follow rules archbishop of Tokyo urges as Covid-19 numbers soar
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Follow rules archbishop of Tokyo urges as Covid-19 numbers soar

TOKYO (UCAN): Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo has urged the faithful to strictly follow…

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Ten years after tsunami, Japan still bears the scars
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Ten years after tsunami, Japan still bears the scars

Cristian Martini Grimaldi When people hear the word “Fukushima,” they have in mind an explosion…

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Protest over planned discharge of Fukushima radioactive water
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Protest over planned discharge of Fukushima radioactive water

SEOUL (UCAN): The bishops of South Korea and Japan strongly opposed the Japanese government’s decision,…

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Unusual Japanese weddings may show new way for Church
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Unusual Japanese weddings may show new way for Church

William J Grimm, Tokyo For about five decades, Catholic priests in Japan have conducted wedding…

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