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Camaraderie and team spirit help Australia to best-ever daily Winter Olympic medal haul

Medal winners Tess Coady and Jakara Anthony say the whole Australian team at the Winter Olympics have united, creating a unique and prosperous environment.

ABC News

Pureed meals helping to enrich school life for special needs children

Children who rely on gastric fistulas to receive nutrition via an external feeding tube that connects directly to the stomach are being given the option of pureed foods instead of conventional formula at an increasing number of special needs schools.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

World of acclaimed Studio Ghibli comes to Bangkok's CentralWorld

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation film studio based in Tokyo, is holding "#My Style, My Ghibli, Let's Lose Our Way, Together", on the 1st floor of CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, from Friday to March 27.

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Tokyo sees 17,526 new cases

Tokyo confirmed 17,526 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, up 1,631 from a week earlier and an all-time high for a Sunday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Olympic legacy gains momentum with reuse of venues

There will be a new training center for para-athletes, and the water polo venue will be turned into an ice skating arena.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo logs 21,122 new virus cases

Tokyo confirmed 21,122 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, up 3,689 from a week earlier.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo govt seeks more emergency hospital beds

The Tokyo metropolitan government has requested hospitals to increase their number of emergency beds to accept patients at night and on weekends and holidays, as emergency medical care in the capital is in a critical situation due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.

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Foreign students struggle to find work amid pandemic

The spread of the novel coronavirus is hampering foreign nationals' efforts to find work in Japan, with many international students unable to secure jobs despite having a degree from a university or vocational school.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Ghostwire Tokyo Preview: A unique spectre-tacular looking game blending terrifying urban horror and supernatural action

Something's not right in Tokyo as malevolent spirits stalk the metropolis, and it’s up to you to find and banish them

Daily Mirror

'Ghostwire: Tokyo' studio head says making games shouldn’t feel like “prison”

Shinji Mikami, head of studio at Tango Gameworks and the visionary behind the Resident Evil series, knows a thing or two about “fun hell.”

Inverse

Ghostwire Tokyo preview – exorcising greedy landlords in a Japanese metropolis

Ghostwire Tokyo isn’t another survival horror game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tokyo new virus cases fall below 20,000

Tokyo logged 19,798 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Friday, with the daily tally falling below 20,000 for the first time in three days.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Covid, Uyghurs and viewer apathy: is Beijing 2022 in danger of a US ratings flop?

The Olympics is no longer event television and Tokyo 2020 drew the smallest US audience of any televised Games. Worse could be in store in the coming weeks

The Guardian - US

6th wave taking longer to peak than expected

The curve is being flattened, but Japan's latest wave of novel coronavirus infections is taking longer to peak than initially predicted and clusters are increasingly emerging at schools and elderly facilities.

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Under 5% of population has received COVID-19 booster

Little progress has been made in the nation's COVID-19 vaccination booster campaign, with only 4.4% of the population having received a third vaccine dose as of Wednesday.#True?

The Independent UK

New US envoy to Japan meets Kishida, vows to deepen alliance

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, has pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington’s alliance with Tokyo as he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

Reuters

Japan's serious COVID cases climb to 4-month high; record infections

Japan serious COVID-19 cases crossed 1,000 for the first time in four months, data showed on Friday, as the Omicron variant fuelled record infections and burdened the medical system.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan mulls extension of coronavirus measures

The government began to consider on Thursday an extension of the quasi-emergency measures in 13 of the 34 prefectures where they are now in effect, including Tokyo, Aichi and Nagasaki, as the quasi-emergency period for the 13 prefectures is supposed to end on Feb. 13.

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Harness the elements and blitz supernatural foes in Ghostwire: Tokyo

An extensive look at Ghostwire: Tokyo in action just dropped

Inverse

'GhostWire: Tokyo' release date, trailers, gameplay, story, and platforms

'GhostWire: Tokyo' was a standout at E3 2019 even without gameplay. With its release on the horizon, here's what we know about the ghost-busting game.

Los Angeles Times

USWNT roster for SheBelieves Cup announced

LOS ANGELES — Coach Vlatko Andonovski, who fielded the oldest women's soccer team in last summer's Tokyo Olympics, has called in a much a younger 23-player roster for this month's SheBelieves Cup, which kicks off with a doubleheader at Dignity Health Sports Park on Feb. 17.

Los Angeles Times

NBC's Tokyo Olympics coverage left viewers hanging. This time it promises a 'safety net'

A 16-hour time difference. An overloaded schedule spread across a complex array of channels. Disappointing performances from star athletes. Miserable weather. A resurgent pandemic. Empty stands. Political controversy. Social media spoilers.

The New Daily

Boycotts, fake snow and medal contenders: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are upon us

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games are hours away from kicking off, barely a year and a half after the Tokyo Games wrapped up.

Reuters

Tokyo among 13 Japanese regions weighing extension of COVID curbs -media

Japan is considering a two-week extension of infection controls in 13 regions, including its capital Tokyo, to rein in a record surge of COVID-19 infections, the Fuji News Network said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients

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