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The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 16,538 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Thursday, surpassing the record number of 14,086 logged on Wednesday. The number of daily cases increased by 7,900 from a week ago, exceeding 10,000 for the third consecutive day.

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Japan’s favourite snack falls victim to global inflation with first-ever price hike

Umaibo, a crunchy corn snack that means ‘delicious stick’, increases in price from ¥10 to ¥12 – the first rise in the face of higher import costs

The Guardian - AU

Twigg keeps her oar in - but dabbles with a bat too

Tokyo gold medallist Emma Twigg has committed to another year of elite rowing, with an eye to her fifth Olympics. But playing cricket and becoming a mum have given her a view of the future.

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Japan's Kirin says Myanmar unit blocked liquidation in Yangon court

TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings' said on Wednesday its subsidiary in Myanmar won a dismissal in court to block liquidation by its military-linked partner.

Bangkok Post

Olympic gold to Qatar 2022? Canada is in danger of becoming a football nation

The women’s team won gold in Tokyo last year and now their male counterparts are on course to make their first World Cup since 1986

The Guardian - US

14,086 newly test positive for novel coronavirus in Tokyo

The Tokyo metropolitan government reported Wednesday 14,086 new cases of novel coronavirus infection, a record high for two consecutive days.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ukraine Diplomat Sees Little Chance of War, but Local Conflict Possible

Ukraine is committed to seeking a diplomatic solution to the current tension with Russia, its ambassador to Japan, Sergiy Korsunsky, said on Wednesday, adding that he saw little chance of all-out war, although there might be smaller conflicts. Korsunsky warned an attack on a country with more than a dozen…

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Mitakeumi rises to second-highest rank in sumo

Mitakeumi was officially promoted on Wednesday from sekiwake to ozeki, the second-highest rank in professional sumo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘Tokyo Games a watershed moment’

Paralympians say the awareness and participation levels have seen an increase

The Hindu

Jordan Chiles Reflects on Her Moment at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

When Simone Biles had to pull out of the team event final, Chiles stepped in. The 20-year-old gymnast shares the lessons she learned from winning a silver medal at the Summer Games.

Sports Illustrated

TikTok in Japan pays influencers without informing viewers to spread videos

TOKYO: The Japan operator of the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok said on Monday it has paid social media influencers to spread certain videos on Twitter without informing viewers about the payments.

Bangkok Post

Shinjuku schools introduce staggered start times as coronavirus spreads

All 39 elementary and junior high schools in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, on Monday began staggering times for the start and end of the day amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘Govt. ignored Renkoji temple offer’

New translation of a letter by the chief priest of Tokyo’s Renkoji temple to the Indian government in 2005 revealed that permission was given for DNA test of remains of Bose

The Hindu

Paralympian Lauren Parker named Newcastle's Citizen of the Year

Parker claimed silver in Tokyo in 2021.

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3 billion yen. siphoned out of Hiroshima nursing home operator's bank account

Hiroshima-based social welfare corporation Sun Phoenix, which operates special nursing homes for the elderly in that prefecture and in Tokyo and Okayama, effectively sold its management rights, which is not allowed by the central government, and about 3 billion yen in its bank account was siphoned away, The Yomiuri Shimbun…

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Australia's top skateboarders hit the Gold Coast for a training camp, looking ahead to Paris 2024

How the Tokyo Olympics has changed the future of skateboarding in Australia

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Daily coronavirus tally tops 50,000 nationwide; Tokyo logs over 11,000 cases

More than 50,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed across Japan on Saturday, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun tally, marking a record high for the fifth consecutive day.

Reuters

Tokyo hits record 10,000 COVID cases, Japan over 50,000 for first time

Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan's exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread rapidly.

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‘I cried all day’: the anguish of people locked out of Japan by Covid

Travel restrictions have stranded almost 150,000 students, workers and others hoping to join relatives

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Japan Widens Virus Restrictions as Omicron Surges in Cities

Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, which has caused cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas. The restraint, which is something of a pre-state of emergency,…

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Swamped public health centers scale back contact tracing workload

Public health centers were stretched to the limit during last summer's fifth wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic, prompting the government in October to ask prefectural governments to make additional arrangements in preparation for future outbreaks.

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Tokyo, 12 other prefectures under quasi-emergency priority measures

Tokyo and 12 other prefectures are now under quasi-emergency priority measures, effective from Friday, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Soon, Osaka and Hokkaido will be among the eight other prefectures expected to join them.

The Independent UK

Japan widens virus restrictions as omicron surges in cities

Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as Japan widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant causing cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas

France 24

Japan's bullying problem: Social media worsens a deeply entrenched issue

Bullying at school, or "ijime", is a persistent problem in Japan. In 2020, there were 612,000 recorded cases at schools across the country – more than three times the number a decade ago. What begins as a joke among friends can end in insults and violence. Bullying leads to academic…

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Tokyo logs 8,638 new coronavirus cases

The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 8,638 new coronavirus cases Thursday, logging a record-high for the second consecutive day.

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