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Faye Flam
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2020
Coronavirus antibody tests are no back-to-work passport
The good news: We may start to have more answers in weeks, not months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020
How contagious are asymptomatic carriers?
Researchers are still trying to understand why COVID-19 is deadly for some and invisible in others.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2020
Confirmed coronavirus cases is an 'almost meaningless' metric
More complete and complex data is needed to know when it's safe to reopen the U.S. economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2020
COVID-19 transmission: What we know
There is not yet an ironclad scientific consensus on exactly how the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is spreading, but experts are getting a pretty good sense of it. That understanding needs to be central to our strategy of combatting the virus with minimal collateral damage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus uncertainty plagues the experts, too
There's a lot that scientists still don't know about COVID-19.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2020
Nothing is the end of the world
The physicist's optimism wasn't always politically correct, but it sure made a nice contrast to the doom and gloom.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2020
There's no silver bullet for climate change
Planting trees is good, but cutting emissions is better.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2020
Extensive quarantines not the answer
The World Health Organization says overly restrictive measures may backfire in trying to contain the spread of a contagious disease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2020
No, we don't have a natural lifespan of 38
A cool new study on longevity got distorted by the popular press.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2020
Scientists are already working on cures for Wuhan coronavirus
After the SARS and MERS outbreaks, the U.S. began funding potential treatments.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2020
Let's go back to calling it global warming
The term 'climate change' is vague and doesn't convey enough urgency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2020
A decade of climate science confirmed our suspicions
The future will be warmer, stormier and more extreme.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2020
Photos of black holes will blow our minds again in 2020
The most awe-inspiring scientific discovery of 2019 is just the beginning.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2019
Don't mock Greta; listen to her
Let's put aside the finger-pointing, and let Time's choice be a reminder that the problem isn't going to solve itself. There's more carbon entering the atmosphere every day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2019
Satellites are changing the night sky
The stars we can see from Earth could soon be outnumbered by a swarm of satellites.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2019
Real news: Hardly anybody shares fake news
Radio and cable TV are bigger conduits for conspiracy theories.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2019
Blind auditions do help women succeed
Don't lump useful social science experiments together with pop psychology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2019
When is it OK for health officials to panic?
There can be a hidden downside to frightening the public.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2019
Climate change finally concerns Americans
U.S. public opinion is slowly catching up to the scientific consensus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2019
Complicity, opioids and vaping — a bad mix
We should have more respect for the disease of addiction.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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