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Japan store worker’s suicide after working half year straight deemed job-related • Apr. 8, 2025, 2:44 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Japan’s Kyushu, no casualties reported • Apr. 2, 2025, 7:05 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Tokyo sends message to Beijing on ‘significant costs’ of Taiwan Strait attack • Mar. 22, 2025, 9:41 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

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