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First intake of artists since 2012 calms closure fears at Institut Français site in the hills overlooking Kyoto
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Local governor gives final approval to restart two reactors at Sendai under new safety rules despite residents’ concerns
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Tokyo presses Beijing to act on poaching near Ogasawara islands, warning that Chinese boats will not be allowed to shelter there from coming typhoon
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Oliver Wainwright: The 2020 Olympic stadium has faced two years of widespread criticism and budget cuts. Now prominent Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has launched a blistering attack on the designs
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Is it pop? Is it metal? It’s both, in a deeply strange and spectacular show by an armour-clad, Japanese teen girl band, writes Brad Nelson
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Rolling business and finance news, as the EC admits that eurozone growth will be even slower than previously hoped
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People power is not enough: it’s the regulator’s job to punish businesses