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JAPAN
Feb 10, 2022

Calls for Japan to relax COVID-19 entry restrictions intensify

Foreign business groups and students have weighed in on the issue, warning of international damage to the country's reputation.
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Nathan Chen captures gold as Yuzuru Hanyu falls short in bid to make history

Nathan Chen tops the podium as Yuma Kagiyama claims the silver medal and Shoma Uno earns bronze.
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WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

The next vaccine debate: Immunize young children now, or wait?

Next week, advisers to the U.S. FDA will decide whether to endorse two doses of the vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old, before trials have shown the full course to be effective.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Speedskating's one constant: Friction between China and South Korea

The rivalry between the two countries took another turn when South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon won the men's 1,500-meter race after a Chinese rival was disqualified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022

Japan's wholesale inflation near record pace on commodity spike

While the mounting cost pressure could push up consumer inflation, it also risks hurting a fragile economic recovery as household spending takes a hit from a spike in COVID-19 cases.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022

Japan's ‘new capitalism’ advocate calls for more public spending

The next step after initial efforts to better distribute wealth should be government spending, says businessman and activist George Hara.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022

Japan’s carmakers endured a tough 2021. Now it’s down to chips.

Despite Japanese carmakers being on track to increase profit, many have realized they are not in the clear yet as the supply of semiconductor chips continues to be slow.
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WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

Finns don’t wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine — or anyone

Invoked by some as a solution to the Ukraine standoff, the term reminds many of a time when smaller nations were mere pawns in a game they didn't control.
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BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2022

Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal

Microsoft said it wouldn't require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won't initially apply to the Xbox store.
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WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

Canada protest starts to bite as Ford is forced to close engine plant

The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between the U.S. and Canada by protesters angry over COVID-19 restrictions is in its third day, with no end in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022

Western Digital and Kioxia say contamination at Japan plants hurt chip output

The two companies, whose partnership is one of the largest producers of flash memory, said they're working to get the plants back to normal operations as quickly as possible.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin under same spotlight Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles faced at Tokyo Games

'It's been an OK couple of days but still tough because you feel like this moment is building and building and building and you feel a bit weighed down by it but I'm OK to feel that way.'
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2022

‘What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?’: Satoshi Miki’s inverted monster movie bites off more than it can chew

Satoshi Miki's disaster film about what happens after a monster attack sounds good on paper, but it's an almighty mess.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2022

‘Just Remembering’: Bittersweet romance rings true

Daigo Matsui's romantic drama seems to draw inspiration from a segment from 'Night on Earth,' the 1991 cult classic by Jim Jarmusch and starring Winona Ryder.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

America’s frackers are back, and they’re looking leaner

Oil production this month will rise to 8.54 million barrels a day — just 730,000 barrels below the record in November 2019.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 9, 2022

The rise and fall of Japan's ski industry

Japan Times contributor Francesco Basetti joins Deep Dive to discuss the rise and fall of the Japanese ski industry, and how resorts are faring with so few people able to enjoy them.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2022

Why Japan's wages aren't rising

Initially triggered by financial crises in the 1990s, economists today point to other factors affecting stagnant wage growth.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

Japan to send LNG to Europe amid Ukraine tensions

Following a request from the U.S., the government has said that it will offer surplus supplies to Europe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2022

Japan's women's hockey team sets sights on podium ahead of quarterfinal clash

For Japan, advancing to the knockout tournament is nothing short of a historic achievement in just its fourth Olympic appearance.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

COVID-19 submerges emerging markets

One reason to be skeptical of the rosy consensus on emerging markets is that COVID-19 has spurred accelerated automation in advanced economies, making them less attractive for manufacturers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

Is Britain really the world’s least racist country?

This new U.K. report on racism is different, as the reactions show. It was commissioned with a clear objective to 'change the narrative” and 'stop the sense of victimization.”
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BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2022

Chip-sector sentiment mixed as unpopular Nvidia deal to buy Arm from SoftBank collapses

While the industry is breathing a sigh of relief, the firms and their shareholders have been left with challenges the deal would have addressed.
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2022

Mitsuki Ono in the hunt after snowboard halfpipe qualifiers in Beijing

Mitsuki Ono led the way behind only American Chloe Kim, scoring 83.75 points in her second run which was four points short of Kim.
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BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

Persuading markets the BOJ won't pivot is getting harder for its governor

Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda remains the last staunch dove at the world's biggest central banks outside of China as inflation gathers pace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2022

How working from home will permanently change the way we travel

Remote work, which allows for the mixture of business and leisure, is changing the 'entire construct of travel' says Chris Lehane, global head of policy and communications for Airbnb Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

How blocking one bridge shut down a quarter of U.S.-Canada trade

The Ambassador Bridge carries about a quarter of the total goods going back and forth between the two countries.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2022

Top Hong Kong adviser ‘very optimistic’ city will reopen within year

With some of the world's strictest border controls, the Beijing-backed government is at risk of the city losing its edge as a financial hub.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear