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Japanese firms near domestic roll out of their COVID-19 vaccines

Several companies are expecting to introduce their shots in the coming fiscal year, a major step in Japan reducing its reliance on foreign vaccine manufacturers.
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Nuclear restart debate reignites in Japan as fuel prices surge

A group of influential opposition lawmakers from Nippon Ishin no Kai is calling on the government to restart reactors sooner than planned.
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Bank of Japan chief risks hitting inflation goal in a way he doesn’t want

Economists are predicting core consumer prices will rise at a pace of 2% or more this year as surging energy prices, a weakening yen and ...
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Diplomacy quickens to halt Ukraine war or stop its expansion

A flurry of recent developments suggest that people are groping for a way out of the crisis — or, failing that, for ways to prevent ...
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China sees at least one winner emerging from Ukraine war: China

With a strategy to shield itself from the worst economic and diplomatic consequences it could face, China seeks to benefit from geopolitical shifts once the ...
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U.N. chief says prospect of nuclear war over Ukraine ‘within realm of possibility’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Russia's move to raise the alert level for its nuclear forces after its invasion of Ukraine was a "bone-chilling ...
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Germany leads EU spending push, going big with F-35 buy

Berlin says it will purchase 35 of the $100 million-plus warplanes and 15 Eurofighter jets equipped for electronic warfare as part of its response to ...
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Panasonic scouting U.S. sites for new battery factory by 2024

The plant would supply Tesla Inc. and potentially other electric-vehicle manufacturers with next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
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Japan eyes lifting COVID-19 quasi-emergency next week as infections fall

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government plans to make a final decision Wednesday on the possible lifting ahead of the emergency's expiration on March 21, sources ...
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Shaming Apple and texting Musk, a Ukraine minister uses novel war tactics

Mykhailo Fedorov has become one of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s most visible lieutenants, deploying technology and finance as modern weapons of war.