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The Mainichi News Quiz: What's luring people to take shady jobs smuggling drugs into Japan?

How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Oct. 8 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What do authorities beli

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As China and the EU begin crunch trade talks, optimism is in short supply

As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the trade relationship, while European analysts…

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