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BEIJING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022
Omicron penetrates China’s political, financial and tech hubs
China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, which together account for one-fifth of the country's GDP.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 15, 2022
Beijing setting up Olympic bubble featuring daily COVID-19 tests and robot chefs
Unlike last summer's Tokyo Games, which took place in a porous 'bubble,' the perimeters of Beijing's 'closed loop' are sealed and guarded.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 12, 2022
Canada's rookies and veterans out to reclaim women's hockey gold
The team features 13 returning players from the Pyeongchang Games roster and is currently stationed inside a 'bubble' environment in Calgary ahead of its planned Jan. 26 flight to Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 11, 2022
China offers digital yuan at Olympics to test overseas appeal
Visitors can download an app or get a physical card that stores the digital yuan, or convert foreign bank notes into e-CNY at self-service machines, according to the Bank of China Ltd.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 11, 2022
China says omicron outbreak not affecting Olympic plans yet
Officials remained steadfast that protocols for the Winter Games would remain in place even as the country struggled to contain the fast-spreading variant.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2022
China's Eileen Gu completes perfect World Cup freestyle skiing season
Gu's win saw her become the first skier in freestyle World Cup history to win four consecutive World Cup competitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2022
Fast-spreading omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble
Core to the planning is the rigidly-enforced closed loop that physically separates Games-related personnel from the local population.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2022
How Kishida's political journey has shaped his views on China
The prime minister's factional background and time as foreign minister have influenced his thinking on Japan's neighbor and will play a role in determining what line he takes with Beijing.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 2, 2022
Team Canada CEO admits being worried about Beijing Games
With just over a month until the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said he is increasingly concerned if the Games can go ahead as planned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2021
China talks up 'green' Olympics but prepares to fight smog
Beijing has improved its air quality since China won its bid to host the Games, but the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has said the risks of winter smog remained 'severe.'
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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