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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan rolls past ROC in Olympic curling pool play
Japan took down the Russian Olympic Committee 10-5 in round robin play in women’s curling on Saturda...
February 13, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsSmiles turned upside down as Japan KO’d
Japan, which was looking to break into the final four in the women’s ice hockey tournament at the Be...
February 13, 2022
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Associated PressBiden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would ...
February 13, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese ski jumper Kobayashi earns silver in large hill ski jumping
Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi won silver medal in the men’s large hill ski jumping at the Beij...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsMorishige skates to bronze in 500
Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal in the men’s 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan sets an Olympic record in the women’s speed skating team pursuit
BEIJING (AP) — Japan has set an Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the women’s speed skating tea...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsGold medalist Hirano: ‘I gave it my all’
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Gold medal-winning snowboarder Ayumu Hirano expressed satisfaction with his per...
February 12, 2022
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CoronavirusKishida mulls easing COVID border controls
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he is considering “a policy direction for relaxing b...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsFujisawa gives Japan thrilling win over Denmark in women’s curling
BEIJING — Skip Satsuki Fujisawa’s super shot with the final stone gave Japan three points and a dram...
February 12, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsValieva’s future to be decided in closed-door boardroom, not ice rink
BEIJING (Reuters) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s Winter Olympics will be decided not on th...
February 12, 2022
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General News40% of local govts in 2011 quake areas to forgo memorial services
Eleven years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, 40% of local governments in areas heavily affect...
February 12, 2022
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Politics & Government
Quad countries must cooperate to protect free international order
China and Russia are both being increasingly assertive in their attempts to change the status quo by...
February 12, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt must present specific steps for accelerating pace of boosters
The ongoing sixth wave of infections with the novel coronavirus cannot be overcome only by restricti...
February 12, 2022
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CoronavirusCOVID deaths increasing among elderly in Japan despite prevalence of less lethal omicron variant
Record-high COVID deaths have been logged on several days amid the sixth wave of the pandemic, with ...
February 12, 2022
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CoronavirusANA, JAL start 3rd round of workplace COVID vaccinations
ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. began the third round of COVID-19 vaccinations for their em...
February 12, 2022