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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 14, 2022

South Korea's incoming president denies report he asked to attend Quad summit in Japan

Asked about possible summits with U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's team said he 'welcomes' early meetings.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2022

XE variant adds to concern over low vaccination rates among young people in Japan

Seemingly on the verge of a seventh wave of COVID-19, Japan is struggling to balance infection control and a resumption of normal life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2022

Japan cancels purchase of 40 million Astrazeneca vaccine doses

The government had originally agreed to buy 120 million of the shots, with the bulk made domestically by Daiichi Sankyo Co. and other local partners.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2022

People urged to stay vigilant as coronavirus infections rebound in Japan — again

The lifting of quasi-emergency measures and the spread of a highly infectious omicron subvariant may be to blame for the quick rebound, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022

Bank of Japan to keep rates low as strong yen still Haruhiko Kuroda's enemy No. 1

The BOJ's dovish signals may give markets a chance to drive down the yen further, as prospects of steady policy tightening by the Federal Reserve widen the Japan-U.S. interest rate gap.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Drop in Japan’s retail sales adds to fears of stalled recovery

Japan's retail sales fell for a third straight month in February.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022

Transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before Japan's parliament

The full text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before the Japanese parliament as released by his office on Wednesday, March 23.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2022

Japan downgrades fourth-quarter GDP on service sector weakness

The downwardly revised growth is bad news for policymakers tasked with keeping the country's fragile recovery on track.

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