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The Japan Times ST (formerly Shukan ST until March 2013) is a weekly newspaper published by The Japan Times for learners of English language. It was originally called Student Times, but changed to Shukan ST since a significant portion of its readers were not students. It has articles on news, movies, lifestyle, opinions, and other topics, in English-speaking countries, attracting learners of English and helping them with notes on terms. Asahi Weekly , by Asahi Shimbun, is its chief competition, although they are distributed by the same network.


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