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Feb 2, 2021

All business, no buzz as Super Bowl week gets off to quiet start

Opening Night had plenty of Super Bowl content, but none of the memorable weird and wacky sound bites from questions asked by interlopers dressed as superheroes and supermodels.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 1, 2021

Japan Airlines’ outlook worsens after quarter misses estimates

The nation's flag carrier is now forecasting a net loss of u00a5300 billion for the 12 months ending March 31.
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BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2021

Glitzy high-rise offices lose luster as Japan works from home

Advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. and logistics firm Nippon Express Co. are among those firms now considering selling their Tokyo headquarters.
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WORLD
Feb 1, 2021

AstraZeneca boosts COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to EU amid chaotic rollout

AstraZeneca PLC will deliver 9 million additional vaccine doses to the European Union in the first quarter of this year as the bloc tries to get its chaotic inoculation drive on track.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2021

Justice minister vows to undertake sweeping reforms to Japan's legal system

Public trust, child support and a better outlook for foreign nationals on the agenda for Yoko Kamikawa.
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WORLD
Jan 31, 2021

Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 31, 2021

Analog activities that will get (and keep) you off your phone

We all know too much screen time is bad for us. So hit the off button and consider picking up one of these Japanese hobbies instead.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 31, 2021

Naomi Osaka says she would quarantine again for the Olympics

Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her home country.
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TENNIS
Jan 31, 2021

Most Australian Open participants clear quarantine

The Australian Open quarantine facilities are still holding 15 people, including one player and two others who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in their lockdown, Melbourne health authorities said on Sunday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2021

Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism

More than 1,400 Rohingya Muslim refugees were relocated to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, despite opposition from human rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding.
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WORLD
Jan 31, 2021

COVID-19 mutations undercut optimism even as more vaccines near

Mutations that likely confer partial resistance to vaccines and antibody treatments are now prevalent in both South Africa and Brazil, and they are threatening to spread worldwide.
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WORLD
Jan 31, 2021

Faced with a vaccine emergency, the EU made an enemy of everyone

What began as a bid to bring transparency has spiraled into chaotic mud-slinging that some fear could spur a trade row amid the pandemic.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 30, 2021

Afghanistan's first female breakdancer sets sights on Paris Olympics

Many conservative Afghans frown on dancing of any description, and even more vehemently object to a woman's public participation — some of them violently.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2021

Vietnam OKs AstraZeneca vaccine and cuts short Communist Party congress

Vietnam approved its first vaccine for the new coronavirus and cut short a key ruling Communist Party meeting on Saturday as it battled its biggest flare-up yet of COVID-19, state media reported.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2021

As companies chase net-zero, backers say carbon offsets are 'part of the answer'

As more companies commit to cutting their emissions to net zero, the offsets they purchase could spur development of clean technologies like hydrogen fuel.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2021

U.S. House Democrat to move office after confrontation with Republican lawmaker

In the latest sign of rising tensions within the U.S. Congress, a Democratic congresswoman said Friday she plans to relocate her Capitol Hill office for safety reasons after being "berated" by an outspoken conservative Republican congresswoman.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2021

WHO team in Wuhan visits hospital that treated early COVID-19 cases

The mission to look at COVID-19's origins has been plagued by delays, concern over access and bickering between China and the United States.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2021

SoftBank's Zozo offers tech glasses to help cosmetics buyers get skin tone right

Japanese online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. on Friday launched skin tone measuring glasses for ordering cosmetics online, making its latest fashion tech offering as it expands beyond apparel.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2021

Suga forced to compromise on virus penalties as revised bills reach Diet

An unusual compromise between ruling and opposition parties reflected Suga's desperation to curb virus transmission and stamp out criticism over his handling of the pandemic.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021

Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders

Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years