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May 18, 202635 years ago, future Japan PM Takaichi and Social Democrat Mizuho Fukushima had a frank talk about sex in Cosmopolitan. They agreed “there are things you can’t understand unless you sleep with multiple men” and that “it’s okay to have relationships where you have other adult relationships as well.” Japan
May 18, 2026American tourists detained after breaking into Punch the Monkey’s enclosure at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo Japan
May 18, 2026Japan Finance Minister Katayama: Volatility in Oil prices is affecting the forex market Japan
May 18, 2026Why are Japanese schools too cold in the winter but also too hot in the summer? Experts are astonished by the “shoddy state of Japanese public buildings,” calling it “unbelievable for a developed country.” Japan
May 18, 2026Male Waseda student sues former professor, alleging she forced him to have sex and made him babysit her child. Court acknowledged the intercourse against her denials, but ruled against him on grounds lack of consent could not be proven, and rejected argument profs cannot sleep with student by law Japan
May 18, 2026180 People Demonstrate in Harajuku, Calling for the Immediate Return of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station Japan