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Counting the cost of Japan’s COVID-19 fight

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Counting the cost of Japan’s COVID-19 fight
The ¥76.5 trillion spent for pandemic measures in the past three years amounts to about ¥637,000 per person.
As G7 finance summit kicks off, warnings of ‘catastrophe’ in the U.S.
Talks were to be about the global economy, but the spotlight was on negotiations over the U.S. debt ceiling in Washington.
Komeito looks nervously toward next elections as Nippon Ishin rises
Despite only one Komeito loss in Osaka, the local Nippon Ishin chapter won seats for governor, mayor and control in prefectural and municipal assemblies.
South China Sea — not Taiwan — more likely spark of U.S.-China conflict, former Chinese colonel says
As close encounters at sea and in the air rise in the increasingly militarized region, accidents and miscalculations could have dire consequences.
Europe battling punishing drought and unpredictable weather forecast for 2043
The continent has warmed nearly twice as fast as the rest of the world over the last three decades, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
SoftBank Vision Fund loses ¥4.3 trillion on weak startup values
Many of the privately held companies that SoftBank’s invested in are not yet profitable, while the IPO market remains lackluster.
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