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Japanese government votes to amend laws, bringing down age of legal adulthood but raising marrying age for women and gender reassignment surgery.
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Ueno Zoo reminds youths that they don’t need anyone’s permission to run away from a dangerous situation.
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New generation shows new tastes in subtly personalizing school uniforms, according to survey.
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