After decades of torpor, is Japan recovering its dynamism? Our correspondent turns to an ancient bento box merchant to test Japan\u2019s economic future. A new study shows how few therapies tested on animals end up being applied to humans (10:02). And if you don\u2019t know a pickle fork from a fish fork, it could be time to take an etiquette class (16:28).
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