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‘Not a dumping ground’: Pacific condemns Fukushima water plan

Northern Mariana Islands says proposal for wastewater from stricken plant to be stored on site must be considered.

Al Jazeera

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

As tourists begin thinking about an overseas holiday, some destinations are wary about having too many back

As international borders reopen and people begin making holiday plans, some popular destinations are putting in measures to keep tourist numbers down, or at least make sure they stay on their best behaviour.

ABC News

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Kaua's goal to become both epic coach and epic mum

It's an immense year ahead for Crystal Kaua - helping coach both the Black Ferns Sevens and Chiefs Manawa women in the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki.

Newsroom.co.nz

Australia star Quade Cooper shows off NFL skills with 40-yard quarterback pass in Japan

Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper continues to enjoy his life in Japan and recently unleashed a quarterback pass to make even Tom Brady proud in his latest outing for Hanazono Kintetsu Liners.

Daily Mirror

NKorea Missile Launches 'Provocation': US, Japan, SKorea

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. After a day of meetings in Honolulu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, and Japanese Foreign…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

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US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs

The Independent UK

Gao Wins China Its First Men’s Speed Skating Gold

Gao Tingyu won China its first men's speed skating gold on Saturday, smashing the Olympic record to cross the finish line in 34.32 seconds as spectators cheered him on in the men's 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics. He set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morishige skates to bronze in 500

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.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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

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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The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Wales Online

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

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Bangkok Post

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.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Alms obituary

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

The Hindu

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.

Reuters

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.

ABC News

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.

Reuters

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…

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