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In Biden’s unannounced visit to Kyiv, a preview of an increasingly direct contest with Putin
The vastly different world views of U.S. President Biden and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will become vividly apparent in a rare split-screen moment on …
Anti-harassment website set up to help women running for office in Japan
A group of volunteers has created the website to offer free consultations on how to deal with harassment to female candidates in April’s local elections.
Government to screen Japanese-language schools to ensure quality
New legislation will also require instructors at certified schools to obtain a new national qualification for teaching Japanese.
COVID hasn’t taught the world how to beat the next deadly virus
Elimination measures were once the gold standard for dealing with deadly new viruses. But China’s extreme “zero-COVID” policy and its abrupt reversal has cast doubts …
Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans
The ocean supports a huge range of biodiversity, including potentially millions of species that humans have not discovered yet.
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,451 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,240.4, compared with 1,757.1 a week earlier.

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Leiji Matsumoto, famed for ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ anime, dies at 85
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As food crisis looms, some wonder, ‘What’s it like to eat insects?’
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