Asian shares ended lower after Switzerland's UBS seals deal to acquire Credit Suisse

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A man walks past an electronic board showing the values of various companies trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, along a street in Tokyo on December 7, 2022.
Asian share are steady in early Monday trade.

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Japan is ditching its attack helicopters in another sign that one of the most important modern military weapons is losing its luster

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A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force AH-64D fires a Hellfire missile during an exercise in Washington state in December 2021.

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The US, its allies, and North Korea are one wrong move away from disaster

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People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a TV broadcast about a North Korean ICBM test in November 2017.

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A Japanese airline was forced to cancel its $50 fare promotion after its site crashed immediately after the tickets went on sale

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Japan Airlines had to cancel its JAL Smile Campaign promotion seconds after it went on sale. In a 9 March 2023 statement, the airline said: "We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers and related parties."

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Japanese police arrest diners accused of 'sushi terrorism,' after videos of pranksters licking soy sauce bottles and rubbing saliva on conveyor-belt food goes viral

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A plate of sushi on a conveyor belt at a sushi chain restaurant in Tokyo.

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A small Japanese town charges visitors to learn its baby-making tips

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children playing with blocks on a table
Social safety net programs, including policies engineered toward affordable childcare, are likely helping the population of Nagi, Japan thrive.

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Hotel chief apologizes for only changing the water in a spa bath twice a year instead of once a week, report says

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A Japanese hotel owner (not pictured) reportedly apologized during a press conference.

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account briefly suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.

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A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks

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Vegan inflight meal consisting of a single banana on flight to Tokyo.
The passenger was given a pair of chopsticks alongside the banana.

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Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation

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Protesters gather at the rally called 'Flower Demo' to criticize recent acquittals in court cases of alleged rape in Japan and call for revision of the anti-sex crime law in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2019.
Protesters gather at the rally called 'Flower Demo' to criticize recent acquittals in court cases of alleged rape in Japan and call for revision of the anti-sex crime law in Tokyo, Japan in 2019

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