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CAUSED BY GLITCH TSE loses entire trading day due to computer system failure October 1, 2020 Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended for the entire day Oct. 1 over a computer glitch discovered before trading was supposed to start in the morning, a first for the exchange.
SPENT DECADES IN HOSPITALS Schizophrenic man sues state over policies on mental illness October 1, 2020 A schizophrenic man who alleges he was unjustly forced to spend almost 40 years in a hospital due to Japan's mental health policies is suing the government for damages.

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