1. Shipments of Japanese plums known as “sumomo” started on Wednesday in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. Yamanashi is the country’s top producer of sumomo plums, Minami-Alps City boasts an annual shipment of about 1,500 tons.
2. The oldest member of K-pop boy band BTS, Jin, has been discharged from South Korea’s military, completing his 18 months of mandatory service. The 31-year-old was seen leaving an army facility close to the military demarcation line between the two Koreans on Wednesday morning.
3. A survey shows that Japan’s standing in the global gender equality rankings still trails behind most of the world, despite some improvement from last year. The result highlights the slow pace of progress for women politically and economically. Japan ranks 118th among 146 nations in the annual Global Gender Gap Report released by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. Its ranking went up by seven places, from 125th last year.
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