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Japan court orders damages over forced sterilization for first time

The court told the central government to pay a total of ¥27.5 million in damages to three people and recognized the eugenics law as unconstitutional.
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Japan set to fall short of February booster goal

The government plans to give boosters to 37.5 million people by the end of February, but to attain that target the pace of vaccinations would ...
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Tokyo cases continue dip, but virus-linked deaths remain high

The capital confirmed 11,443 new infections on Tuesday, falling by about 4,000 from a week earlier and continuing a downward trend.
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Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.

In a speech, President Vladimir Putin bent Ukraine’s complex history into his own version that served as a justification for his cleaving off more of ...
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Lower House approves record ¥107.6 trillion budget for fiscal 2022

Japan's general-account budget will be a record high for the 10th year in a row.
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Spring wage negotiations highlight Japanese airlines’ pandemic struggles

Flat or declining wages are leading to a loss of experienced staffers and recruitment difficulties, but a change in airlines' financial situation looks far off.
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Japan to press China and South Korea to lift food import ban

On Monday, Taiwan lifted its ban, in place following the March 2011 triple reactor meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
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Flood of Japanese cash ready to buy Treasuries as potential Fed rate hike looms

Treasuries are off to their worst start to a year in over four decades, but Japanese investors may soon ride to their rescue.
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Hong Kong seniors who refused COVID-19 vaccines are a ‘ticking time bomb’

Only 43% of seniors who are 80 or over have received even one dose. While that is up from 22% in early January, it still ...
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China’s Xi counts some diplomatic wins after polarizing Beijing Winter Olympics

The Beijing Olympics ended without a major protest, diplomatic incident, virus debacle or war in Ukraine. For Chinese leader Xi Jinping, that’s about as good ...