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OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2021
Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake would rather miss Tokyo Olympics than get COVID-19 vaccine
The International Olympic Committee has said getting the vaccine is 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2021
Collin Morikawa wins Workday Championship, pays tribute to injured Tiger Woods
Collin Morikawa continued to solidify his place among the next generation of golf by winning for the third time in eight months.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 1, 2021
Australian Parliament rocked by historic rape allegation against minister
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to address what's described as a toxic culture in Canberra. The alleged victim in the latest case killed herself last June.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 1, 2021
Trump teases 2024 run with proven rhetoric at major U.S. conservative event
The former U.S. president's central argument is that he's the best candidate to win in 2024 because — according to him — he never lost the 2020 election.
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BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2021
Nikko Discount Ticket offers foreign travelers journey to ‘land of gods’
Located in Tochigi Prefecture, the city of Nikko has long been thought of as a deeply mystical place. Before his death in 1616, Tokugawa Ieyasu — the man who unified Japan and established the Tokugawa shogunate that ruled over the country until 1868 — selected Nikko as his final resting place. He...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Mar 1, 2021
A dog with a rough past shows a funny side
Looking at all the wonderful animals at ARK, it's tough to know that some of them had rather rough starts to life.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2021
At least 18 protesters killed in Myanmar in worst violence since coup
Police fired on protesters around the country on Sunday in the worst violence since the Feb. 1 military coup, the United Nations said.
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BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2021
Japan's Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs
Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards and bank books.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2021
At least five dead as Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day
The coup has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited sanctions.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2021
Dozens of Hong Kong democrats charged with subversion in major national security crackdown
Forty-seven Hong Kong democrats and activists were charged on Sunday with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the democratic opposition under a China-imposed national security law.
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SOCCER
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. Soccer scraps policy banning kneeling during anthem
The United States Soccer Federation on Saturday voted to end a ban on players kneeling during the national anthem, something they have done to protest racial inequality and police brutality.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise
Beijing likely to reveal a robust increase in defense spending at the March 5 annual opening of its parliament, as its economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TENNIS
Feb 28, 2021
Iga Swiatek claims second career title with Adelaide crown
French Open champion Iga Swiatek breezed past second seed Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-2 in the Adelaide International final on Saturday to claim the second title of her career.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2021
What is love? Beijing desires unconditional loyalty from Hong Kong
Chinese officials have signaled that Beijing plans sweeping electoral changes for Hong Kong, possibly as soon as this week, when China's parliament, the National People's Congress, opens in Beijing.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2021
New Zealand's Auckland starts second COVID-19 lockdown this month
Exactly one year after New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus case, the country's biggest city, Auckland, woke up on Sunday to a second lockdown this month as health authorities try to rein in a cluster of the more contagious U.K. variant.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 28, 2021
Murder in the consulate: Pressure grows on Saudi crown prince
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, accused in a U.S. intelligence report of approving an operation to capture or kill a prominent journalist, crushed dissent and sidelined rivals in a push for power that has delighted admirers, unsettled Riyadh's traditional foreign allies and shocked human rights advocates....
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. seeks to put Saudi crown prince in his place — for now
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have been spared direct punishment after a U.S. intelligence report implicated him in the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he has not emerged unscathed.
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WORLD
Feb 28, 2021
U.S. authorizes Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
J&J's vaccine is expected to be used widely around the globe because it can be shipped and stored at normal refrigerator temperatures, making distribution easier.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 27, 2021
Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander repeats call for USA Gymnastics to be decertified
Denhollander went public with her allegations of sexual abuse against Larry Nassar in 2016, prompting more than 350 other women to come forward.
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SOCCER
Feb 27, 2021
Group channels grief into art as way to honor Diego Maradona
The mosaics, made up of small tiles to ensure they are durable and easy to fix in case of vandalism, show Maradona in a jersey of one of the teams he played for, looking at the horizon.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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