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Continued strain on Japan’s medical system raises uncertainty over end of quasi-emergency

Highlighting the concern, the occupancy rate of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients was above 50% in 19 of the 31 prefectures as of Monday and ...
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Personal info leaks from listed Japan firms hit record high in 2021

The number of personal information leaks from companies listed on Japanese stock exchanges, as well as their subsidiaries, rose by 30% in 2021 from the ...
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South Korean support for a domestic nuclear arsenal is growing — for surprising reasons

A new survey has found that a robust majority strongly backs a domestic nuclear program over stationing U.S. nukes in the country, with China cited ...
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COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 14,567 new cases Wednesday as downtrend continues

The figure in the capital was down by 2,764 from a week earlier amid signs that the sixth wave of the pandemic has passed its ...
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Japan urged to reconsider carbon dioxide storage and instead promote offshore wind

Environmentalists have been criticizing Japan for lagging behind other industrialized nations in phasing out coal-fired power plants.
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Taiwan casts wary eye at China amid Ukraine crisis

While Taipei is always on alert, there have been no unusual maneuvers by Chinese forces in recent days, officials say.
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Inside the global drive to fund a revolution in Myanmar

Activists and the shadow government alike have to resort to unofficial channels to ensure aid escapes the military regime’s clutches.
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Putin moves on Donbas but signals deeper designs on Ukraine

The Russian leader has shifted the crisis into a new, more dangerous phase, suggesting his ultimate aims go far deeper than extending Moscow's sway over ...
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Under pressure at home, Japan’s agricultural lender pulls back from global investing

Norinchukin Bank was at one point the biggest buyer of a structured product known as collateralized loan obligations, drawing the ire of politicians and regulators.
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Makers of baby formula still break global marketing rules, WHO and UNICEF find

More than a third of women across all countries surveyed said that health workers had recommended a specific brand of formula to them.