It’s a girl! Point Defiance Zoo recently welcomed a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf. Her name is Ume, which means plum blossom and apricot in Japanese. The zoo says her keeper staff chose the ...

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Over 40 percent of Japanese want to keep using their original family names at work after they get married, a Cabinet Office survey showed, as parliamentary debate continues over whether married ...

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Oh, and don’t forget to write your name on it. Our Japanese-language reporter Asami Oshima marks her bottle with her name and an image of her childhood pet axolotl named Woopata. Whether you’re in ...

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