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The Japanese government has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine, with a view to joining U.S.-led restrictions on exports of semiconductors and other products.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia launches full-scale Ukraine invasion

Western nations and Japan on Tuesday punished Russia with new sanctions for ordering troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine and threatened to go further if Moscow launched an all-out invasion of its neighbour.

Reuters

World news snapshot: New Zealand PM condemns actions of Covid protesters, balmy weather in San Francisco is set to end and Argentina counts the cost of major fires

European Union signals sanctions against Russia as Japan considers stricter rules governing sex offenders

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Hokkaido fisherfolk benefit from shift in Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds

Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds have undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Hokkaido, which previously registered next to no catches, registered the nation's largest annual yellowtail haul in 2020, while Toyama and Niigata prefectures, traditionally known for their winter yellowtail, continue to register poor catches.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japanese Olympians welcomed back at Narita Airport

Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport on Monday evening.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Thailand brings 'boys' love' back to Japan with homegrown dramas

Once an importer of "boys' love" (BL) media from Japan, Thailand has now brought the genre full circle with its growing range of dramas themed on romances between impossibly beautiful young men.

Bangkok Post

Women outperform men in Japanese medical school entrance exams, years after testing scandal

More women qualified for places than men for first time since universities admitted to deliberately failing female applicants

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Make clear intention to protect inherent territory of Takeshima islands

This year marks 70 years since the islands of Takeshima were illegally occupied by South Korea, which claimed them as its territory. The Japanese government needs to make clear its intention to protect the territory and work to convey to the global community relevant information about the legitimacy of Takeshima…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan likely to join any U.S.-led sanctions on Russia - Yomiuri

Japan will likely join U.S.-led sanctions on Russia, including a ban on chip and other key technology exports, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Japan 'fully behind' Australia over laser incident involving China in Arafura Sea, says ambassador Yamagami Shingo

Ambassador Yamagami Shingo says Tokyo shares Australia's concerns about what happened off the coast of the Northern Territory last week and says his country is "fully behind Australia on this matter".

ABC News

Crooks, kleptocrats and crises: a timeline of Credit Suisse scandals

A string of controversies have beset Switzerland’s second-largest lender, including Japanese ‘shredding party’ and US sub-prime fraud

The Guardian - UK

Rahm showers Chicago blues, baseball treasures on Japanese dignitaries

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has been busy giving gifts in his new job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tokyo's Katsushika Ward updates website to include 108 languages

Tokyo's Katsushika Ward has revamped its website to make content available in 108 languages, thereby increasing convenience for non-Japanese residents.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Soaring gasoline bad timing for Asian governments facing voters

Soaring gasoline prices are fanning inflation and causing a headache for governments and central banks worldwide. In countries with elections coming up, they’re an extra headwind for the incumbents.

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Japan's snowboarding medal wins at Beijing Olympics sparking interest in the sport

An increasing number of people are becoming interested in snowboarding after watching Japanese snowboarders win medals at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Los Angeles Times

Japanese from Latin America, forced into US wartime incarceration camps, fight for full reparations

LOS ANGELES — At age 7, Libby Yamamoto came home from a sleepover to find that her father had been taken away by the village police in their Peruvian town.

The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: British women’s curling team win gold on final day

Eve Muirhead and her crew of Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff, plus alternate Mili Smith, dominated their final against Japan.

Daily Mirror

Emotional Eve Muirhead on 'rollercoaster' ride to Team GB's Winter Olympics curling gold

Team GB women's curling team produced the perfect performance against Japan in the final to land gold to end what was a tough Winter Olympics in Beijing

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Rethink impractical projects, Jaishankar tells Bangladesh FM

Abdul Momen had asked whether Quad can offer same kind of financial aid as China

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Support for Japan skip Fujisawa always just a stone's throw away

Skip Satsuki Fujisawa of the Japanese women's curling team that earned the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics has always had the support of teammate and third Chinami Yoshida at her side.

The Independent UK

Eve Muirhead savours ‘moment I dreamed of’ Olympic gold medal after long wait

Muirhead guided Great Britain to an emphatic 10-3 women’s curling final win over Japan.

Evening Standard

Winter Olympics 2022: Curling gold, bobsleigh success for Team GB, plus latest news, results and medal table

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Evening Standard

Women’s curling team win gold for Great Britain at Beijing Winter Olympics

Eve Muirhead’s women’s curlers crushed Japan on Sunday to secure Great Britain’s first gold medals of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan settles for curling silver after crushing defeat

BEIJING -- Looking to come up with a big shot that could turn the match, Japan could only watch as it was Britain that kept doing it, over and over.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan in step with G7 over sanctioning Russia

Japan will in principle take concerted action with the Group of Seven nations in imposing economic sanctions on Russia if that nation invades Ukraine, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

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