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Japan announces it has passed 1 million daily booster doses for first time

The minister in charge of vaccinations has said that the number of daily shots surpassed 1 million on Feb. 18 and Feb. 26, according to ...
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Bill covering handling of internet data adopted by Japan government

The bill is designed to protect people by creating rules on the handling of information that is currently used in targeted advertising without users' knowledge.
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Alleged stock manipulation at SMBC Nikko may have been organizational

The four employees are suspected of trying to prevent a decrease in share prices for five individual stocks on the First Section of the Tokyo ...
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North Korea says it conducted ‘another important test’ of spy satellite

The test was the country’s ninth missile launch of 2022 as it continues an unprecedented pace of weapons tests.
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Shionogi says its COVID-19 shot is effective and safe

The positive data could mean Japan, which is racing to complete a booster drive in hopes of curbing future outbreaks, will soon have an indigenous ...
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Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day

Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over a failed cease-fire on Saturday that would have let civilians flee Mariupol and Volnovakha, two southern cities besieged by ...
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompts Japan to rethink security strategy toward Moscow

The strategy, which lays out Japan's basic policy for diplomacy and security, currently calls for promoting Japan-Russia cooperation in the fields of security and energy.
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Five scenarios for Ukraine after Russia invasion

Western government sources and think tank experts examine what to expect in the weeks and months ahead.
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A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia

The French company has lost nearly 30% of its market value in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ensuing economic sanctions.
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ICC faces ‘myriad challenges’ to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine

According to the U.N., at least 249 civilians have been killed since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, in the biggest military attack ...