From the Tokyo Olympics to a new prime minister, Japan had more than its share of ups, downs and changes this past year.
Now, with 2022 upon us, many are understandably happy to bid a final farewell to 2021 and welcome in the Year of the Tiger. Who was up and who was down in a year in which the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus once again dominated the headlines? In our annual look back at Asia’s winners and losers, we find even the good news was bad.