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Japan Look at this complicated robot designed to discourage use of e-signatures John Struan

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Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

Japan Japan opens its doors wide to immigration Seamus Bellamy

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Japan Tokyo street interviews: Should Japan accept more foreign workers? Mark Frauenfelder

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