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Japanese economy sees recovery from pandemic slump

TOKYO – The Japanese economy grew at an annual rate of 12.7% in October-December, marking the second straight quarter of growth, amid a recovery from the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to government data released Monday.

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Japan formally approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, its first

Tokyo: Japan on Sunday formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries.Japan’s health ministry said it had approved the vaccine co-developed and supplied by Pfizer Inc.The announcement comes after a government panel on Friday confirmed that final results of clinical testing done in Japan showed that the vaccine had an efficacy similar to what overseas tests showed.Many countries began vaccinating their citizens late last year, and Pfizer's vaccine has been used elsewhere since December.Under the current plan, about 20,000 front-line medical workers at hospitals in Japan will get their first shots beginning around Wednesday.

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Japan formally approves its first COVID-19 vaccine

TOKYO – Japan on Sunday formally approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said it would start nationwide inoculations within days, but months behind the U.S. and many other countries.

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Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alert

TOKYO – A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.

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Tokyo Olympics: Mori to leave but gender issue remains

TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori was expected to resign Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee following sexist comments implying women talk too much.

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Reports: Mori to resign Tokyo Olympics over sexist remarks

TOKYO – The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end.

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NBC will air opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics live

U.S. Olympic viewers who have long clamored to view the opening ceremony live when it hasn't been in North America will finally get their wish.

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The Latest: Japan will begin giving COVID vaccine next week

TOKYO — Japan will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine next week, with medical experts at the pandemic's frontlines the first recipients.

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Toyota profits up amid solid recovery from pandemic fallout

TOKYO – Toyota reported a 50% jump in its October to December profit Wednesday, underlining a solid recovery at the Japanese automaker from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Asian stocks advance after Wall St ends winning streak

BEIJING – Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street broke a six-day winning streak.

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Coronavirus: Biden says decision to hold 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games ‘must be based on science’

Any decision about holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, must be based on science, U.S. President Joe Biden told a radio show.

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Nissan stays in red ink amid pandemic, Japan criminal trial

TOKYO – Japanese automaker Nissan reported Tuesday losses for the fiscal third quarter, as its sales were hit by the coronavirus pandemic and its brand image continued to take a beating from the financial misconduct scandal centered on its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn.

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Japan automaker Honda's profit rises despite pandemic damage

TOKYO – Honda reported Tuesday its fiscal third quarter profit more than doubled to 284 billion yen ($2.7 billion) despite the coronavirus pandemic as auto sales grew in Japan and the U.S.

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Asian stocks higher after Wall Street rises to new record

BEIJING – Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after Wall Street rose to a new record.

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Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem: It's President Mori

TOKYO – The postponed Tokyo Olympics have yet another problem besides the pandemic. This time it’s Yoshiro Mori, the president of the local organizing committee.

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Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments

TOKYO – Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value.

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Asian shares rise as optimism grows over global recovery

TOKYO – Asian shares mostly rose Monday, echoing the rally on Wall Street last week, with Japan's benchmark momentarily reaching three-decade highs on growing optimism over the global economy.

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Asian shares rise amid hopes for global economic rebound

TOKYO – Asian shares rose Friday, echoing a rally on Wall Street, as hopes grew for a gradual global economic recovery from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japan scientists to study source of high heat on asteroid

TOKYO – Japanese space experts said Thursday they will examine soil samples brought back from a distant asteroid in an attempt to find the source of heat that altered the celestial body, in their search for clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.

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Asian shares down on caution after modest US gains

TOKYO – Asian shares fell Thursday as caution set in over company earnings reports, recent choppy trading in technology stocks and prospects for more economic stimulus for a world battling a pandemic.

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Head of Tokyo Olympics faces storm over comments about women

TOKYO – Derogatory comments about women made earlier in the week by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and a former prime minister, could force him to resign.

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Summer Olympics to move ahead ‘regardless’ of coronavirus pandemic: Tokyo 2020 president

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said on Tuesday that Japan would hold the Summer Olympics regardless of the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and was working closely with the International Olympic Committee to make them happen.“We will hold the Olympics, regardless of how the coronavirus (situation) looks,” Mori said, adding that the discussion should focus on how, not whether, the Olympics will happen.“We must consider new ways of hosting the Olympics” as a part of that, he said.

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Tokyo Games offer Playbooks to assure athletes, sway public

TOKYO – It will be an Olympics like no other, the world’s largest mega-sports event being staged in the middle of a pandemic.

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Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profit

TOKYO – Sony Corp.’s its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its mega-hit animation film “Demon Slayer.”

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Asian shares mostly higher, China markets fall back

BANGKOK – Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors bet on eventual approval of a relatively big version of President Joe Biden's pandemic relief bill. The advance followed a broad rally on Wall Street, with solid contributions from Big Tech companies, banks and other sectors.

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Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterate 'we will hold the games'

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee had a simple message Tuesday for fellow members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Japan extends coronavirus emergency by a month for Tokyo, other cities

Tokyo and other major metropolitan areas to March 7, seeking to control Covid-19 after infections hit record highs in January.Suga on Tuesday extended by a month the measure that was due to expire on Feb 7, after saying that while infections have come down, the numbers were still a concern. The current emergency measure has been in effect since early January for 11 areas, including Tokyo and Osaka, that account for about 60% of the economy’s total output.

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FIBA holds draws for Olympic basketball tournaments

USA Basketball won’t have to wait long for intrigue at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Olympics will happen 'however coronavirus evolves': Tokyo 2020 chief

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Asian stocks follow Wall St up, silver eases off high

BEIJING – Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher Tuesday after President Joe Biden invited Republicans to a meeting to discuss economic aid, while silver eased off an eight-year high.

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The Latest: Japan official dismissed, defied virus emergency

TOKYO — A Japanese vice education minister has been dismissed from his Cabinet post over his recent visit at an expensive Tokyo hostess club, defying an ongoing coronavirus state of emergency.

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Nintendo profits soar as people play games during pandemic

TOKYO – Nintendo Co. reported Monday that its profit for the first three fiscal quarters nearly doubled as people around the world stayed home for the pandemic and turned to playing games.

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Asian shares rise after vaccine maker boosts Europe supplies

BEIJING – Asian stock markets gained Monday after coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca agreed to increase supplies to Europe amid rising worries about the disease.

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Tokyo 2020 'difficult to prepare for' amid Covid chaos says coach Scott Forrest

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Asian stocks fall after Wall St rebounds from losses

BEIJING – Asian stock markets fell Friday amid worries about rising coronavirus cases, Wall Street volatility and U.S. economic aid plans.

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Tokyo Games organizers say no objections from Olympic partners despite COVID-19 concerns

Representatives from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee said on Thursday there were no doubts or objections from any of its partners, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), about Japan hosting the rearranged Games this year. Organizers are preparing for the Jul.

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Tanaka leaves Yankees, rejoins former team to pitch in Japan

TOKYO – Masahiro Tanaka is returning to pitch for his former team in Japan after seven seasons with the New York Yankees.

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Fans or no fans? Tokyo Olympic organizers still mum

TOKYO – One of the biggest unanswered questions about the Tokyo Olympics deals with fans.

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IOC backing Tokyo Olympics despite pandemic

The Tokyo Olympics is top of the agenda when the International Olympic Committee's executive board meeting started yesterday.

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Asian shares drop after US stocks' worst day since October

TOKYO – Asian shares skidded on Thursday as a reality check set in about longtime economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, giving Wall Street its worst day since October.

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Biden, Japan PM discuss China action near Senkaku Islands

President Joe Biden spoke to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday and offered his administration's commitment to protecting the Senkaku Islands, a group of uninhabited islets administered by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, the White House said.

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2021 Tokyo Olympics remains of track, logistics for public health measures still needed says IOC president

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Wednesday said the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still be taking place this summer after being postponed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic – but he said it’s still a matter of “how” they will be taking place in regards to minding public health measures.

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Mint Lite | Global Covid tally, G-7 invite, Tokyo Olympics, climate action & more

Japan’s pushback against G-7 inviteJapan has raised concerns about British proposals to invite Australia, India and South Korea to a meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers and have them sign up to a joint charter with the forum, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Bloomberg. The forum’s European members—France, Italy and Germany—hold similar views, and some of its diplomats have expressed concerns that the UK is attempting to reshape the G-7 by the back door, by establishing a coalition of 10 leading democracies.

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'Circumstances force us to do these things': IOC, Tokyo Olympics to release game plan for beating pandemic

The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020.

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Tokyo Olympic organizers to unveil coronavirus safety ‘playbook’ in early February

Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months.Organizers and the IOC are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be cancelled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising. Tokyo Olympics organizers, Japanese government deny report Games will be cancelled The rollout at Olympic headquarters in Switzerland is planned for Feb.

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Asian shares mixed as focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting

Stocks are mixed in Asia as investors focus on the Federal Reserve policy meeting that ends Wednesday.

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Newly found Fukushima plant contamination may delay cleanup

TOKYO – A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, adopted by Japanese nuclear regulators Wednesday, says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors, adding to concerns about decommissioning challenges.

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IOC, Tokyo Olympics to unveil rule book for beating pandemic

TOKYO – Remember the word: Playbook.

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