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'Spider-Man' success helps Sony lift annual profit outlook

Tokyo (AFP) - Sony upgraded its full-year net profit forecast on Wednesday, buoyed by the success of its latest "Spider-Man" movie and strong results in the gaming sector despite the global chip shortage.

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Sony hikes annual profit forecast on film, gaming success

Tokyo (AFP) - Sony upgraded its full-year net profit forecast on Wednesday, buoyed by the success of its latest Spider-Man movie and strong results in the gaming sector despite the global chip shortage.

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Rooms available but often unused at COVID-19 recovery facilities in Japan

Rooms are available in accommodation facilities secured by prefectural governments in urban areas for people infected with the coronavirus, but it is proving tough to get booked into one.

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Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday

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Asian stocks follow Wall St higher with China, Korea closed

Stock prices in Tokyo and Sydney have followed Wall Street higher while China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year

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New US envoy to Japan vows support amid regional tensions

The new U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, Rahm Emanuel, says Washington is “fully committed” to working with Japan to confront growing regional tensions

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European stocks rally after Tokyo, US gains

London (AFP) - European stock markets rallied Tuesday following gains in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street as investors assess the outlook for interest rate hikes in the face of high inflation.

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Japan's nationalist firebrand Shintaro Ishihara dies at 89

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist politician, has died

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Pressure on Biles, Summer Olympians resonated with Shiffrin

Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Simone Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics

The Independent UK

Controversial former Tokyo governor Ishihara dies

Tokyo (AFP) - Controversial right-wing politician and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who made a decades-long career out of baiting China and offending Japan's liberals, has died aged 89, his family said Tuesday.

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COVID-19 beds increasingly occupied by elderly patients

Many hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients are being occupied by infected elderly patients. In Tokyo, more than half the patients using the beds are at least 60 years old.

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Japan parliament adopts resolution on China rights issues

Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a rare resolution expressing concern about rights issues in China, including the treatment of its Uyghur Muslim population and the city of Hong Kong, days before the Beijing Olympics open.

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Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese politician who set off row with China, dies at 89 -NHK

Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands claimed by both nations, died on Tuesday, NHK public television said. He was 89.

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Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara dies at age of 89 - NHK

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Tokyo Nights will set up shop in the capital in early February

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Efforts underway to reduce food waste using dynamic pricing in Tokyo supermarket

A test using a dynamic pricing system that aims to reduce food waste of still-edible products is being conducted at a supermarket in Tokyo.

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Japanese publishers to sue US firm over manga piracy

Tokyo (AFP) - Four major Japanese manga publishers said Monday they will sue a US company accused of hosting servers for a piracy site, in the latest offensive against illegal copies of their graphic novels.

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Japan Starts Mass COVID Boosters as Omicron Cases Soar

Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections. Japan began administering booster shots to medical workers in December, but has only provided such inoculations to 2.7%…

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Japan starts mass COVID boosters as omicron cases soar

Tokyo has launched a mass inoculation drive for COVID-19 booster shots at a temporary center operated by the military as Japan tries to speed up delayed third jabs to counter surging infections

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SDF COVID-19 booster rollout starts in Tokyo

The Self-Defense Forces started a mass vaccination drive for COVID-19 booster shots at Otemachi Government Building No. 3 in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Monday morning.

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World snapshot: Brazil's economy on the up due to Arab links

Bullets halt TV viewers watching big football match in San Francisco, Manchego cheese in Spain is in short supply and Tokyo faces fresh Covid restrictions

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Photo exhibition shows unknown sides of novelist Ogai Mori

A special exhibition of photos of novelist Ogai Mori (1862-1922), commemorating the 160th anniversary of his birth and the centenary of his death, is currently being held at the Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.

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Smartphone rentals help disadvantaged in Japan secure places to live and work

Having a smartphone and access to Wi-Fi has become an indispensable part of finding a job and a place to live. Various groups and organizations are working to provide these vital tools to people in need, backed by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and local governments.

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Art installation gives new perspective to old Kyoto temple

Mirrors cover the west gate's 38 stone steps at Kiyomizudera temple, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in Kyoto City, reflecting the sun and sky. The art piece has received quite a bit of attention with visitors posting photos on social media. The installation was planned by Oki Sato, who…

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Tokyo logs 17,433 virus cases

Tokyo confirmed 17,433 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, up 6,206 from a week earlier, and surpassing 10,000 for the fifth consecutive day.

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