if only... Japan

[danny burstein]

And while this is merely an AP feed,
it's being distibuted by the NBC Blue network!

[AP via ABC]

Japan toughens defamation penalties after wrestler's suicide

Japan's parliament has approved tougher penalties for criminal
defamation in a move prompted by a bullied wrestler's suicide and that
is raising free speech concerns
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rest:
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/japan-toughens-defamation-penalties-wrestlers-suicide-85352317
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[Richard de Give]

[Richard de Give]

This and inflation really did a number on the broader-based Topix, which closed at 1,878.45, down 22.61 points or 1.61 percent. Back to you, Thalia.