Japan's parliament is now more inclusive.
For the first time, the country's parliament opened a special session including more women and two disabled members.
All of them were elected last month.
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe both attended the opening ceremony of the "Extraordinary Diet" session in Tokyo.
Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history
President Donald Trump has signed a legislation on Wednesday ending the longest government shutdown in US history, bringing federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs starting as early as Thursday.
Newly released Epstein emails show Trump connection
House Democrats have released emails that they said raised new questions about US President Donald Trump's ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about Epstein's offences.
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalised
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is hospitalised and currently under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded, said.
2 dead, 18 hurt in South Korea after truck crashes into market
A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday, ploughing 150 metres along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, killing two people and injuring 18, according to emergency officials and media reports.
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