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Tokyo Metropolitan Government introduces 'E-Ride Tokyo' electric bikes

Tokyo Metropolitan Government is holding a demonstration experiment of "E-Ride Tokyo" with an aim to popularize electric bikes. EV bikes are electronic bikes that are very quiet and do not emit fume. Users can change the battery for free.

Dynamite News · Feb 11, 2022

All eyes on Quad discussions as Ministers meet in Melbourne

Regional developments, vaccines, and plans for Quad summit in Tokyo on agenda, Jaishankar to hold bilateral meetings as well

The Hindu · Feb 10, 2022

Let Simone Biles in Tokyo Be a Cautionary Tale for Understanding Mikaela Shiffrin in Beijing

It’s hard not to make the comparison between the two athletes. But after many got the gymnast’s story wrong last summer, let’s not make the same mistakes as the skier's Olympic campaign continues.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 10, 2022

Japan to extend virus measures in Tokyo and other areas

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to keep COVID-19 restrictions for Tokyo and 12 other areas for three more weeks until early March

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Shiffrin’s Washout Olympics Reminiscent of Biles and Osaka’s Tokyo Flop

Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to cement her position at the top of her sport at the Beijing Games, but after not being able to finish any of her races so far, her story echoes that of fellow elite athletes Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka at the Tokyo Games. But while…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 9, 2022

Udo vegetable an early herald of spring

Koichiro Narukawa, a farmer in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, harvests udo vegetable stalks, a symbol of spring's arrival in Japanese cuisine, in an underground cellar called a muro. Narukawa began growing the udo in a field before transplanting the shoots to the muro, which measures four meters on each side. Pale…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 9, 2022

Japan steel tariff pact with US piles new pressure on Tories to strike UK deal

Tokyo and Washington have agreed to axe duties on Japanese imports to America after Brussels deal with US - but the UK is still left out in the cold, sparking new anger

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2022

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9, 2022

Schools struggle to secure learning opportunities in omicron outbreak

Schools are struggling to maintain a learning environment for students amid an increasing number of school-related infections with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 9, 2022

Sindhu, Mirabai among five nominees for BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award

NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist badminton star P V Sindhu and Tokyo silver winner weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were among the five nominees for the BBC Indian Sportswoman (ISWOTY) of the Year award announced here on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022