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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022
Hong Kong sees first COVID-19 deaths in months as strategy tested
The outbreak, while small compared with other parts of the world, is putting a health system set up to root out every case under unprecedented pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2022
Calls for Japan to relax COVID-19 entry restrictions intensify
Foreign business groups and students have weighed in on the issue, warning of international damage to the country's reputation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022
The next vaccine debate: Immunize young children now, or wait?
Next week, advisers to the U.S. FDA will decide whether to endorse two doses of the vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old, before trials have shown the full course to be effective.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022
Japan's wholesale inflation near record pace on commodity spike
While the mounting cost pressure could push up consumer inflation, it also risks hurting a fragile economic recovery as household spending takes a hit from a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022
Japan’s carmakers endured a tough 2021. Now it’s down to chips.
Despite Japanese carmakers being on track to increase profit, many have realized they are not in the clear yet as the supply of semiconductor chips continues to be slow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022
Canada protest starts to bite as Ford is forced to close engine plant
The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between the U.S. and Canada by protesters angry over COVID-19 restrictions is in its third day, with no end in sight.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 9, 2022
Omicron threatens to extend sumo's two-year absence from Osaka
Losing the spring tournament would be a huge blow to the sport's birthplace, but the spread of COVID-19 within sumo is making it a possibility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022
COVID-19 submerges emerging markets
One reason to be skeptical of the rosy consensus on emerging markets is that COVID-19 has spurred accelerated automation in advanced economies, making them less attractive for manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
How blocking one bridge shut down a quarter of U.S.-Canada trade
The Ambassador Bridge carries about a quarter of the total goods going back and forth between the two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2022
Top Hong Kong adviser ‘very optimistic’ city will reopen within year
With some of the world's strictest border controls, the Beijing-backed government is at risk of the city losing its edge as a financial hub.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2022
Canada PM Trudeau blasts protest with key bridge shut
The Ambassador Bridge, the most important land crossing for goods between Canada and the U.S., was shut down in both directions late Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2022
U.S. figure skater Vincent Zhou withdraws from Beijing after positive COVID test
A tearful Zhou, who finished sixth at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, delivered the news in a five-minute Instagram video.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022
Japan's household spending fell for fifth straight month in December
The weak figure raises some concerns for policymakers hoping a rebound in consumer demand will support the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
Japan's booster rollout is relying on Pfizer and Moderna. How do the shots compare?
Despite an apparent preference among some in the general public for Pfizer, experts have emphasized that getting a booster jab as soon as one is eligible, no matter which type, is key.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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