Japan faces royal dilemma as ancient monarchy sinks
"Royal women have long walked a difficult path in Japan." Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage ...
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Japanese royals deny abdication
TOKYO—Japan’s ancient monarchy was in tumult Thursday, with the imperial household insisting its aging emperor had no plans to abdicate ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.