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Olympics & ParalympicsBeijing Olympics’ opening ceremony dazzles with midwinter show
BEIJING — Ahead of the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony at the National Stadium, known as the Bird...
February 5, 2022
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Asia-PacificSubway stations closed, Tiananmen Square under heavy security as Games begin
BEIJING – On alert for protests and terrorist attacks against the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese a...
February 5, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo govt seeks more emergency hospital beds
The Tokyo metropolitan government has requested hospitals to increase their number of emergency beds...
February 5, 2022
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CoronavirusForeign students struggle to find work amid pandemic
The spread of the novel coronavirus is hampering foreign nationals’ efforts to find work in Japan, w...
February 5, 2022
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Associated PressHouse passes bill to boost U.S. computer chip production
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on Friday muscled legislation through the House that they say positions ...
February 5, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsBeijing officially opens Winter Olympics amid pandemic
Six months after the delayed Tokyo Olympics came to an end, the Beijing Winter Olympics officially b...
February 4, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese govt eyes fully online divorce mediation settlements
The government will submit a bill to the ordinary Diet session as soon as early March that will like...
February 4, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo new virus cases fall below 20,000
Tokyo logged 19,798 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Friday, with the daily tall...
February 4, 2022
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Coronavirus6th wave taking longer to peak than expected
The curve is being flattened, but Japan’s latest wave of novel coronavirus infections is taking long...
February 4, 2022
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Associated PressPutin in Beijing for Games, Xi talks amid Ukraine tensions
BEIJING (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing for the opening of the ...
February 4, 2022
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CoronavirusGuidelines eyed to prevent low-risk COVID patients filling hospital beds
The government is mulling guidelines to determine when low-risk coronavirus patients who are receivi...
February 4, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsUno shines as team figure skating starts ahead of opening ceremony
BEIJING — As the host city prepared for the opening ceremony to mark the official start of the Beiji...
February 4, 2022
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CoronavirusUnder 5% of population has received COVID-19 booster
Little progress has been made in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination booster campaign, with only 4.4% ...
February 4, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Vietnam: Tax evasion increasing as e-commerce expands
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a boom in e-commerce in Vietnam as consumers shift their spending ...
February 4, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China: Tibet sees over 41 million tourists in 2021
The Tibet autonomous region received more than 41 million tourists last year, and tourism revenues e...
February 4, 2022