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Japanese Official Says Women Should Be Banned From Marriage After 25, Have Uterus Removed At 30
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Meta, TikTok And X Have One-Year Deadline To Prepare For Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16
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The man was arrested soon after the US-bound flight landed back in Japan.
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Sighting Of 'Doomsday Fish' Linked To Earthquake In Japan
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North Korea Claims It Fired 'Military Spy Satellite,' Says Launch Was Successful
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Two Workers At Fukushima Plant Hospitalised After Coming In Contact With Radioactive Water
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Japan calls China's ban on its seafood 'totally unacceptable'
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Kim Jong Un speaks of 'danger of a nuclear war' as US holds drills with allies
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