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Japan's top court says forcing couples to share surname constitutional
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Hokkaido newspaper reporter arrested for alleged unlawful entry onto univ. campus
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Japan
- A taste of space: west Japan team crafts beer using yeast that reached the stratosphere
- Editorial: Okinawa Memorial Day a reminder to reflect on historical pain
- Memorial on eve of Battle of Okinawa anniversary reduced in scale amid infection spread
- Alcohol banned at Tokyo Olympics as 1-month countdown starts
- Holding Tokyo Games with spectators 'incomprehensible': Tokyo medical assoc. head
- Tokyo reports 619 coronavirus infections on June 23
World
- Hong Kong's last pro-democracy paper publishes final edition
- Bombing near Pakistan home of anti-India militant kills 3
- Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for another
- Hong Kong's embattled Apple Daily says it will close
- China prepares for Communist Party centenary in secret
- US gives more asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico another shot
Business
- Fukui nuclear unit becomes Japan's 1st to operate beyond 40-yr limit
- Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
- Tokyo stocks fall after surge, despite US rate hike concerns easing
- EU investigates Google's conduct in digital ad tech sector
- Uber Japan referred to prosecutors over hiring of overstayers
- Nikkei ends over 3% higher as interest rate hike concerns ease
Sports
- 2nd Ugandan Olympic team member in Japan tests positive for COVID
- Chinese swimmer Sun Yang banned again, misses Tokyo Olympics
- Biden tweets support for transgender soccer player Yokoyama
- Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, tests
- Soccer: Washington Spirit's Yokoyama comes out as transgender
- Olympic trials pique viewer interest in Tokyo Summer Games
Arts & Entertainment
- Journalist Tachibana, who shed light on ex-Japan PM Tanaka scandal, dies at 80
- Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as UN Special Envoy
- Filipino director's work bags top award in Asia short film festival in Tokyo
- Japanese jazz saxophonist Hara dies at 94
- In Photos: Traditional dolls crafted for colorful Fukuoka festival float
- In Photos: Late Japan architect's villa to become 'capsule architecture' lodge
Lifestyle & Health
- 2 giant panda cubs born at Tokyo's Ueno zoo for first time in 4 years
- Visitors to Osaka zoo greeted by plenty of new faces after pandemic closure baby boom
- Rembrandt's huge 'Night Watch' gets bigger thanks to AI
- Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary party starts Oct. 1
- ASEAN welcomes Japan's $10 billion support for decarbonization
- Japan promotes sake in home province of China's 'Maotai' liquor
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