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Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday as moves to expand the number of prefectures under the COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency amid a surge in virus cases stoked further fears about Japan's ailing economy. ( read original story ...)

Some of Tokyo’s top bartenders from SG Club, Bar Trench and Bar Libre share their predictions for the year ahead ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Friday acted to contain a record surge in COVID-19 cases with a return to curbs that have however shown diminishing results, while a laggard vaccine booster programme leaves many people ... ( read original story ...)

There won’t be any snow sculptures at Odori Park, but the 2022 edition of the Hokkaido festival will go online ... ( read original story ...)

BOBBY Ray Parks and Dwight Ramos will be back in action in the Japan B.League this weekend as they hope to steer their respective teams back to their winning ways. B.League schedu ... ( read original story ...)

Soon after, Princess Cruises would become one of the first major cruise lines to voluntarily pause operations. Then, before we knew it, the entire world ground to a halt. Reflecting on what has since ... ( read original story ...)

Follow live updates from the Australian Open as Naomi Osaka and Ashleigh Barty aim to advance to the fourth round at Melbourne Park and set up a sensational last-16 meeting. Both players have appeared ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo confirmed 9,699 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, with its daily count hitting a record high for the third straight day, the metropolitan ... ( read original story ...)

Kawai, who was was found guilty last year of buying votes for herself in the 2019 Upper House election, is not in a life-threatening condition. ( read original story ...)

Japan's capital reported 9,699 coronavirus cases on Jan. 21, marking a new high for the third day in a row after recording 8,638 infections o ... ( read original story ...)