Canada's ties to the U.S. have become a weakness, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video message to his country in which he also praised the heroism of military leaders who fought against U.S. invasion in 1812.

A municipal junior high school in Osaka Prefecture is letting students take the lead, an initiative that has culminated in a redesign of its uniform, a library and a classroom, and even the school's guidelines.

A municipal junior high school in Osaka Prefecture is letting students take the lead, an initiative that has culminated in a redesign of its uniform, a library and a classroom, and even the school's…

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