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Keisuke Kuwata wears a fake Hitler mustache at the start of the 2014 Red and White Song Competition, a major New Year's Eve institution in Japan.

Why did this man wear a Hitler mustache on Japanese TV? No one really knows

Culture

An appearance by a beloved Japanese pop group on the country’s big New Year’s Eve song competition was supposed to a high point of the night. It was — but mostly because the group’s lead singer, Keisuke Kuwata, sported a Hitler mustache that some people think was a swipe at the prime minister.

A US senate staffer places a sign at the steps of the US Capitol in Washington,

Could Washington take some cues on ‘saving face’ from Japan?

Global Politics

Looking Back on the Career of Designer Eiko Ishioka

Arts, Culture & Media
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This Is Their Youth

Business, Economics and Jobs
The World

Challenges for President Obama on Asia trip

Global Politics
The World

Japanese Prime Minister becomes first official visitor to the Obama White House

Global Politics

Yesterday, President Obama welcomed Japanese prime minister Taro Aso to the White House. While Japan has been a close ally of the United States for decades, why is the Obama administration stressing the relationship now?