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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Over 70% support female emperors in Japan, half favor female-line emperors:
survey

TOKYO -- More than 70% of respondents to a recent opinion poll jointly conducted
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   Nagasaki archdiocese ordered to pay damages for worsening sex abuse victim's
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   Suspected WWII US bomb defused in southwest Japan's Usa as residents
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   Japanese artisans use winter cold to make silk strings for traditional
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   Pet food makers eating up wild game meat as demand falls at restaurants in
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Editorial: Russia's actions in Ukraine are reckless assault on global order


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Olympics wrap-up: IOC helped China mute human rights activism at Beijing Games


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PHOTOS

 * In Photos: Special silk strings created for Japanese instruments using the
   winter cold

 * In Photos: Japan's 1st test train powered by fuel cell, rechargeable battery
   system

 * In Photos: Mainichi Shimbun marks 150 years of news coverage

 * In Photos: Beni rouge makeup shop in Tokyo keeps mysterious tradition alive

 * In Photos: Beijing Olympics closing ceremony

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 * In Photos: Special silk strings created for Japanese instruments using the
   winter cold
 * Editorial: Russia's actions in Ukraine are reckless assault on global order
 * Japan logs record daily COVID deaths at 319
 * Tokyo reports 14,567 new COVID cases on Feb. 23
 * Japan, US irked by Prince Philip's intervention over runway plan
 * Japan protests over Beijing's detention of embassy diplomat


WORLD


 * China says US creating 'fear and panic' over Ukraine
 * 'Thugs and bullies': Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine
 * Taiwan denounces Russia amid fears Beijing may copy Moscow's playbook
 * Russia-Ukraine: What to know about Europe's security crisis
 * Myanmar opposition protests mark general strike anniversary
 * Tonga's internet finally restored 5 weeks after big eruption


BUSINESS


 * Donation-collecting group confused after Japan Post Bank charges handling
   fees for coins
 * 3 'angel of the desert' sand cats born at east Japan zoo
 * Ukraine's economy is another victim of Russia's 'hybrid war'
 * Pet food makers eating up wild game meat as demand falls at restaurants in
   Japan
 * Japanese artisans use winter cold to make silk strings for traditional
   instruments
 * Oil prices jump, shares sink as Russia edges toward Ukraine


SPORTS


 * Soccer: F Marinos hand Frontale 1st loss through Elber, Nakagawa brace
 * Japanese Olympians focus on ending 2022 season on post-Beijing high
 * Athletics: 100-meter record holder Ryota Yamagata eyeing Paris after surgery
 * Olympics wrap-up: IOC helped China mute human rights activism at Beijing
   Games
 * Japanese Paralympians await their turn in Beijing Games spotlight
 * Curling hometown Kitami rejoices over Loco Solare's Olympic silver


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT


 * Graphic novel by Hayao Miyazaki to be issued in the US
 * East Japan pref. aims to raise profile worldwide selling NFT seals for 5
   local castles
 * Thailand brings 'boys' love' back to Japan with homegrown dramas
 * New tourist spot based on popular 'KochiKame' manga series to open in Tokyo
   in FY2024
 * Retro Japan: Sun's colored rays seep through skylight to brighten Yamanashi
   Pref. hall
 * Mainichi Shimbun marks 150th anniversary as Japan's oldest existing daily
   newspaper


LIFESTYLE & HEALTH


 * Japan feline research institute turns to bio-logging to analyze cats'
   behavior
 * Couple in home surrounded by east Japan US military site at a loss after
   lawsuit defeat
 * Japan's prolonged 'isolationist' border policy forces would-be foreign
   students to give up
 * New tourist spot based on popular 'KochiKame' manga series to open in Tokyo
   in FY2024
 * Ex-prison worker in Japan who witnessed execution speaks of shocking
   experience
 * 33-yr-old wombat at Osaka Pref. zoo certified as oldest ever in captivity


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As of February 23, 2022, 8:40 p.m.
Change from previous day
Infections +80,364
Hospitalizations -21,415
Severe cases -15
Deaths +246
Total vaccinations 221,140,518
Of the figure above, people who've had third shots 19,383,692
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