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African and Caribbean skiers unite at Olympics to call for more inclusion
The National Brotherhood of Snowsport is aiming to support athletes of color in winter sports.
Source: The Japan Times
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Lackluster Thai economy tests Anutin's post-election government
Kingdom's GDP growth slows to 2.4% in 2025, lagging Malaysia and Singapore
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Tighter Indian capital market lending rules hit brokerage shares
50% collateral required for bank guarantees; loans for proprietary trading banned
Source: Nikkei Asia
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China’s population rebound faces structural limits
China is widely expected to adopt a range of pronatalist policies in a bid to raise birth rates.
Source: The Japan Times
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What Trump wants from Russia
A U.S.-Russia arrangement in which Ukraine is little more than a bargaining chip risks hollowing out this project before it is consolidated.
Source: The Japan Times
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Man pleads not guilty to triple murder in Saitama Prefecture
According to the indictment, Jun Saito killed U.S. national William Ross Bishop Jr., his wife, Izumi Morita, and their daughter.
Source: The Japan Times
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Youthful USA Stars prevail in NBA's new All-Star Game format
The three-team round-robin tournament of short 12-minute games was the latest incarnation of the ever-changing All-Star Game format.
Source: The Japan Times
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Tokyo Star Bank to open online service dedicated to foreign residents
Regional lender targets technical trainees and other new arrivals
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Toyota, peers make cooperation key to Japan automakers' global survival
Sense of crisis behind top carmaker's appointment of 'chief industry officer'
Source: Nikkei Asia
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Weakened satisfaction likely to drive excessive drinking, study finds
A weakening of a mechanism that produces a sense of satisfaction after drinking could lead to excessive alcohol consumption, a team of Japanese and other researchers has found.
Source: The Japan Times
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