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Hostage dies after 11-hour standoff in Saitama

The incident, which left a second victim in critical condition, came to an end on Friday morning after police arrested the gun-wielding suspect.
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No exit from ‘COVID-zero’: China struggles to find policy off-ramp

While some analysts view China's approach as "unsustainable," many health experts say the country has no choice but to continue given its less developed health ...
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Okinawa may be emerging from the omicron wave. Will the rest of Japan soon follow suit?

After a surge starting around New Year’s that brought the prefecture’s daily case count nearly 2,000, new infections have steadily dropped in recent days.
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Tokyo reports 16,538 new COVID-19 cases, rewriting record for third day

The seven-day average of daily cases in Tokyo came to 11,762.0, compared to 5,386.1 reported a week before.
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Day cares struggle to stay open as COVID-19 surges across Japan

On Monday, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced that a record 327 licensed day care facilities nationwide were closed as of Jan. 20 due ...
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China and U.S. vying for influence over Pacific Island countries

At the same time as fighting against Washington for power in the region, Beijing has undertaken a campaign of winning over Taipei's allies.
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Some antibody drugs for COVID-19 may not be effective against omicron

The researchers examined the neutralizing ability of approved and investigational therapeutic antibodies against omicron and other variants of concern.
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The world awaits Putin’s word on Ukraine, but on that, he is silent

A news conference more than a month ago was the last time that Putin spoke publicly about the current crisis over Ukraine.
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New research hints at four factors that may increase chances of long COVID

The researchers, who followed more than 200 patients for two to three months after their COVID-19 diagnoses, said the findings might suggest ways to prevent ...
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Gaps in earnings cloud outlook for Japan pay hikes

The focus of this year's labor-management talks, which went into full swing this week, is how far income distribution being pushed by Prime Minister Fumio ...