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Kindness at the time of a family tragedy leads Leitch to pledge his allegiance to the Japanese team as a teenager.
Post expressing love for Jessie, James, and Meowth deemed “inappropriate content that adversely affects society.”
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Typhoon Hagibis brought Team Canada’s World Cup campaign to an early finish, but the kindhearted athletes still had one more thing to do in Japan.
Tennis star says “playing for the pride of the nation will be a very emotional experience.”
Foreign tourists ignore requests by rail operators to watch their manners on trains in Japan.
Embarrassing fashion faux pas has these players dressed in the same way that Japanese people dress dead bodies.
People in Japan now concerned over what might happen on public transport during the Tokyo Olympics.
Japanese Internet users commend their national soccer star for words of encouragement during a bitter moment.
Trio of events end at the same time, sending three huge fanbases to the same station.
Tells rising star it’s OK to cry, and does plenty of it herself.
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