China sticks to zero-Covid policy: Tens of millions endure new lockdown
Meanwhile, uncertainty over the war in Ukraine is raising prices everywhere, including in Japan, which has long been stuck in deflation. The price rise in Japan is still a lot smaller than in many other places though. The main reason for this is the country's slow economic recovery and even slower wage growth after two "lost decades", leaving Japan in a deflationary spiral. Our Tokyo correspondents Louis Belin, Justin McCurry, Constantin Simon and Yuko Sano report.