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Sunday, April 22, 2018

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WRITING ON THE WALL Tokyo pushing stringent ban on smoking to take effect in stagesApril 21, 2018 The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to ban smoking in most bars and restaurants in the capital under an ordinance that is far more reaching than a national initiative to protect people from second-hand smoke.
SHOWS SOUTHERN ROOTS Here's the face of a man who lived in Japan about 27,000 years agoApril 21, 2018 A digitally reconstructed skull of a man who lived in Japan 27,000 years ago shows an unmistakable resemblance to races in southern Asia, offering a crucial clue to the origins of the Japanese people, researchers say.

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