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Bear enters Japanese supermarket, pounces on customer, as nationwide toll reaches new high
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Japan ruling party picks new leader, likely to become country’s first female prime minister
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Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?
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