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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, speaks at an election campaign rally in Fukushima

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Everything you should know about Japan’s oddly drama-filled elections

Men need to realize that sexism, sexual assault, and harassment are their problems, too.

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Men paralyzed by #MeToo: Here’s why you need to speak up—and how

China stock

BALANCING ACT

China’s skewed sex ratio makes president Xi’s job a lot harder

A general view of the Royal Crematorium for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's funeral ceremony at dusk in Sanam Luang, near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, 12 October 2017. The royal cremation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is scheduled on 26 October 2017, which has been declared a national public holiday for 2017, the peak of more than a year of official mourning. The funeral will consist of five-day rites from 25 to 29 October. King Bhumibol died at the age of 88 in Siriraj hospital on 13 October 2016, after 70 years on the throne. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK

FIT FOR A KING

Chariots, statues, dancers: A preview of Thailand’s lavish $90 million royal funeral next week

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