Motoko Rich, NYT

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Abdication of Japan’s emperor a rare deal

In his final speech, Akihito offered his ‘deepest gratitude to the people of Japan’

Japan’s emperor Akihito and empress Michiko attend a ritual for the emperor’s abdication, carrying two of the socalled Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Japanese women’s unique existential dilemma

The avalanche of domestic responsibilities is not shrinking — and men are not helping

Mothers take care of their children as men in Japan do fewer hours of housework.

Carlos Ghosn is denied bail

Court gives no immediate reason for decision

A courtroom sketch of Carlos Ghosn

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