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Japan’s ‘Dancing Salaryman’ Can’t Stop Grooving

Toru Utsumi, 60, works as a management consultant, but on his days off, he has become a global internet star — despite some local disapproval.

© Louise Delmotte for The New York Times

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Japan’s Leader Says She Loses Hours to Makeup and Chores. Opinions Abound.

Sanae Takaichi said she has a busier schedule than her male predecessors, a nod to the disproportionate share of household tasks in Japan that fall to women.

© Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News, via Associated Press

Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said her all-male team of aides has had trouble adapting to her schedule.
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Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying

Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.

© Kyodo, via Reuters

The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper headquarters in Sapporo, Japan on Wednesday. A journalist from the newspaper was arrested in Russia and accused of spying.
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Case of U.S. Marine Accused of Murder in Japan Draws Outcry

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a close Trump ally, is under pressure to strengthen oversight of the U.S. military in Japan.

© Yuichi Yamazaki/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A protest after a U.S. marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a local woman in Okinawa.
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