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Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread ...

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FUKUOKA--Raised in Rome, Doriano Sulis studied classic guitar before he married a Japanese woman and moved ... Out of respect for the intentions of the makers, Sulis opts to use old wood to ...

But these cutting edge seats have an unlikely nemesis: toilet paper. Toto, a top Japanese toilet bowl maker, said last week that users should refrain from wiping their seats with toilet paper ...

Here's why you should not wipe your toilet seat with toilet paper. A Japanese toilet maker has issued a public service announcement (PSA), advising users to refrain from wiping their seats with ...

The promise all good fountain pens deliver—be they expensive or affordable—is that they make your handwriting better than you ...

TOKYO -- A booklet on preparing for and dealing with menstruation is being distributed free at major bookstores across Japan to help female university applicants maximize their performance in the ...