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Wataru Morishige won the bronze medal in the men's 500 meters in speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday, giving Japan its first men's medal in the sport since 2010 to salvage an otherwise disappointing competition for the Japanese.

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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: golds for the snowboard olds

Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner become the oldest snowboarders to win any Olympic medal with mixed team victory

The Guardian - UK

Kishida mulls easing COVID border controls

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he is considering "a policy direction for relaxing border controls" on entry into Japan, which were imposed to prevent an increased spread of the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Fujisawa gives Japan thrilling win over Denmark in women's curling

BEIJING -- Skip Satsuki Fujisawa's super shot with the final stone gave Japan three points and a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behind victory over Denmark in women's curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Quad countries must cooperate to protect free international order

China and Russia are both being increasingly assertive in their attempts to change the status quo by force. Japan, the United States, Australia and India need to further unite to protect the free international order.

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Japan mulls easing COVID border controls amid criticism

Japan is considering easing its stringent border controls amid growing criticism that the measures, which have banned most foreign entrants including students and business travelers, are hurting the country’s economy and international profile

The Independent UK

PM: Japan may ease entry ban

TOKYO: The Japanese government will consider easing its three-month-old entry ban on nonresident foreigners, amid growing criticism from academic and business circles, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday.

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Winter Olympics 2022 day eight: skeleton, women’s curling and more – as it happened

Updates from day eight of the winter Games as Jaclyn Narracott took Australia’s first ever medal in skeleton

The Guardian - UK

World news snapshot: questions remain about a missing aircraft in New Zealand, 'lovers are in luck' in Cape Town and France eases its Covid rules

San Francisco asks when it will rain and four people are confirmed dead at a Japanese factory

Wales Online

GPSC divests in Japan's ISP1

Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC), the power generation arm of national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, is planning to add new investment projects to its green energy portfolio by selling all shares worth around 1.1 billion baht in Ichinoseki Solar Power 1 GK (ISP1) in Japan.

Bangkok Post

Michael Alms obituary

Other lives: Surgeon whose early life in Japan was a mystery to him for 70 years

The Guardian - UK

Efforts made to obtain files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Government

The Minister was replying to a question on the government’s efforts to seek cooperation relating to the controversy over Netaji’s death.

The Hindu

Quad says condemns North Korea's missile launches, opposes 'coercive' economic policies

Quad countries -- an informal grouping of Australia, Japan, India and the United States -- on Friday condemned North Korea's "destabilising" ballistic missile launches and reaffirmed their commitment to the country's complete denuclearisation.

Reuters

Melbourne Quad meeting discusses security, pandemic recovery as India diverges on Ukraine invasion threat

Foreign Ministers from India, Australia, Japan and the United States discuss maritime security, pandemic recovery, and cyber security, as India diverges from its Quad counterparts on Ukraine invasion fears.

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Quad to strengthen cyber-terrorism cooperation- Australia's Payne

Countries in the Quad grouping will strengthen cooperation on cyber- and counter-terrorism, including on ransomware attacks, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said after meeting her counterparts from India, Japan and the United States.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Children's COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes delicate balancing act in Japan

A COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 was formally classified Thursday by the health ministry as a provisional shot that can be received free. However, the ministry has also decided that children in this age bracket would be exempt from a legal provision that requires people to make…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tearful Snowboard Legend White Misses Olympic Medal in Farewell

An emotional Shaun White said there was "no agony, just happiness" after the snowboard legend missed out on a medal at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in his farewell appearance. The three-time Olympic champion from the United States finished fourth in the men's halfpipe, falling on his third and final…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Quad Ministers Address Indo-Pacific ‘Coercion’, Climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion, as their top diplomats convened to also tackle climate change, COVID and other threats. Foreign ministers of the…

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Husband and wife pair realize dream of competing at Winter Games

OKAYAMA -- After helping Japan claim bronze in the figure skating team event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, married couple Misato and Takeru Komatsubara are aiming to deliver another strong performance in the ice dance event, which starts on Saturday with the rhythm dance segment.

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G7 nations must strengthen solidarity to shore up LNG supplies for Europe

The Japanese government intends to supply part of Japan's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to Europe. Advanced nations should unite to deal with the energy crisis caused by mounting tensions over Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Hirano wins Olympic halfpipe gold; White 4th in last Games

In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic gold in the halfpipe with a boundary-pushing final run

AAP

James takes silver in Olympic halfpipe

Australian snowboarder Scotty James has won silver in the Olympic halfpipe behind Japan's Ayumu Hirano.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Income gaps have widened among people aged 25-34 in Japan

Income gaps among people aged 25 to 34 have widened, as evidenced by the rise of the Gini coefficient for that age group, according to a Cabinet Office report on the Japanese economy for 2021-2022.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

Daily Record

Celtic pub insists Japan flag remains despite council ordering removal due to 'WW2' complaints

The Cross Keys in Wishaw still has its Hinomaru flying high in a case that has taken social media by storm.

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