Japan mulls over name change for diabetes amid stigma concerns
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Japan mulls over name change for diabetes amid stigma concerns: A survey found nine in 10 sufferers in Japan felt discriminated. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?: Outsiders once disparaged Japan’s capital. Now it has lessons to offer
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Shareholders of Japanese companies are graying quickly while younger Japanese shun domestic stocks to invest overseas
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