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Young people help Philippine detainees secure better future
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Apr 11, 2021
Indonesia mourns Catholic intellectual giant
Apr 9, 2021
Thailand targets democracy activists with lèse majesté law
Apr 9, 2021
Rohingya activist in hiding after death threats in Malaysia
Apr 8, 2021
Vietnamese Catholics asked to follow martyr's example
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Pakistan Church condemns 'Jesus Plus' movement
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Apr 8, 2021
Cambodia locks down provincial borders as Covid-19 spikes
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Japan
The paradoxes of Christmas in Japan
Tuesday December 22, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
There is nothing like Christmas in the Land of the Rising Sun to unleash a collective frenzy of romance
What the hell kind of Christmas is this?
Tuesday December 8, 2020, William Grimm, Tokyo
We are forced to face this Christmas with everything stripped away except the simple fact that Christ is with us
Pope helps global green movement with Japanese hydrogen car
Monday December 7, 2020, Ben Joseph
In Japan, the number of electric vehicles on the road is expected to rise to 55 percent by 2030
Japan's suicide rate rises as pandemic bites
Friday December 4, 2020, Ben Joseph
Bishops call for fraternity to ease the social isolation that leads many to take their own lives
Japan's stimulus bonanza cheats future generations
Tuesday December 1, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
To tackle the huge economic impact of the coronavirus, Japan has been distributing trillions of yen to its citizens
Better luck next time?
Thursday November 26, 2020, William Grimm, Tokyo
There is no need to wait until this pandemic is over to start preparing for the next time. We can start now
Japan on 'maximum alert' after Covid-19 surge
Thursday November 19, 2020, UCA News reporter, Tokyo
PM Suga advises people to wear masks even during meals after daily infections hit new high
Mind the sky: Japan's suicide culture
Tuesday November 10, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
After more than 13,000 suicides this year, where are the emergency measures to tackle this long-lived malady?
T-shirts, mothers and life everlasting
Wednesday October 21, 2020, William Grimm, Tokyo
The response to the pandemic on the part of many people will set them up to blush
Fighting Japan's low birth rate with more abortions
Tuesday October 13, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
The Western sexual revolution has been the most effective form of contraception
Political correctness arrives in Japan
Wednesday October 7, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
Japan should not be slavishly following Western trends while ignoring its long-lasting plague of suicide
Japan bets on married couples
Tuesday September 29, 2020, Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo
Government subsidy scheme for couples in wedlock aims to arrest declining birth rate
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