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Friday, August 14, 2020

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FROM JAL FLIGHT 123 Pictures taken aboard doomed 1985 flight offer a silent message August 13, 2020 Ryoichi Ogawa was supposed to go on a fun-filled family trip to Tokyo Disneyland, but he flatly refused. “I’m in high school already,” the rebellious teen protested, rejecting the offer. “Why in the world do I have to take a trip with my parents?”
CRISIS IN HONG KONG 100 citizens rally in Tokyo to show support for Agnes Chow August 13, 2020 Citizens took to the streets of Tokyo on Aug. 12 to support Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and others who have been arrested by police on suspicion of violating China’s new national security law.

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