1. A cold wave is once again approaching Japan. Japanese weather officials say a strong winter pressure pattern is expected to bring heavy snow, mainly to areas along the Sea of Japan, from Monday to around Wednesday.
2. Japanese restaurants are reacting to spiraling prices for domestic rice by embracing cheaper imports instead. The Japanese government imports about 770,000 tons of tariff-free rice a year from countries such as the US and Thailand. It sells some of that to the private sector. 3. European leaders are to hold an emergency summit in France to discuss the situation in Ukraine and security challenges in Europe. Participants will include French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will also attend.
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