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IU treats staff to gourmet food trucks after successful Osaka concert; Earns praise for thoughtful gesture
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Survey: 67% of kenjinryo dorms in Tokyo area are for males only
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Japan’s Kokusai Electric to hold secondary offering; KKR to sell shares
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New commander at air base in northern Japan is ‘perfect fit’, USFJ commander says
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index hits another record high, approaching 42,000 as it tracks gains on Wall Street
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Centara named the strongest brand in “Thailand 50” report
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