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WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

Contentious climate debate: Should rich nations pay for damage done to poorer countries?

Developing nations contribute the least to climate change but they are the most affected, leading some to discuss whether or not developed nations should take responsibility for the damage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2021

In major breakthrough, WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa's children

The WHO says 94% of malaria cases and deaths occur in Africa, a continent of 1.3 billion people.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2021

London's financial district, steeped in slavery, confronts its past

Lloyd's and the Bank of England have each hired a historian to delve into their roles in the slave trade and are planning on publicizing the results in the next year.
Japan Times
Oct 1, 2021

Next-generation prebiotic promotes selective growth of beneficial bacteria Paving the way for new treatments for refractory clostridioides difficile colitis

The research team comprised of Shin Kurihara, Associate Professor of Department of Science and Technology on Food Safety, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University (Kinokawa, Wakayama); Hiroyuki Nakai, Associate Professor of Food Science Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Department...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2021

GDP, the climate crisis and how to think like an economist

People who get annoyed at small changes in America tend not to appreciate the true magnitude of the American GDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2021

FDA approves Pfizer booster for older, at-risk people in U.S.

While less broad than some had hoped, the authorization leaves the door open for the FDA to consider broader use of boosters, including in younger adults.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 16, 2021

Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes, makes case for booster

Moderna on Sept. 1 submitted its application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking authorization for a booster shot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2021

Europe's electric car revolution risks job loss backlash, unions warn

Fewer auto-workers will be needed in the new electric car sector, threatening mass layoffs in an industry that directly and indirectly employs about 7% of Europe's workforce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2021

Observers puzzled by delays in China's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

Some believe Beijing may be concerned that approval of the BioNTech shot could be interpreted as an acknowledgment that local shots are less effective than Western ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2021

Japan ramps up campaign to get youth vaccinated against COVID-19

Incentives such as cars and coupons, as well as new walk-in centers, are being rolled out to tempt vaccine-hesitant young people, but supply issues present a big barrier of their own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2021

U.S. Fed decries wealth gap it helps perpetuate

All things being equal, the Fed is actively making the wealth gap more pronounced with its ultraeasy monetary policy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 26, 2021

Family drama hits close to home for Keito Okamoto

The former Hey! Say! Jump member makes his stage debut opposite his father in “The Son,” a play about a complex father-son relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021

To save the Earth’s climate, map the oceans

Climate change is the most basic and urgent reason to map the ocean as quickly as possible. Healthy oceans play an outsized role in minimizing climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2021

A COVID-19 booster is the privilege scientists say will curb delta

Some experts say that bolstering antibody levels with an extra dose of vaccine may enable the immune system to swiftly block the variant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 22, 2021

TeamLab targets little minds with art designed to stimulate

Looking for things to do with the kids? Fortunately for mini teamLab lovers (and parents), a growing number of child-focused experiences are open across Japan, from Tokyo to Fukuoka.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 20, 2021

Extreme heat a clear and growing health issue, two studies find

One of the studies found that over 356,000 people died as a result of extreme heat in 2019, and that the toll was likely to rise in future years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2021

Xi crackdowns aim to whip China’s ‘lying flat’ youth into shape

Chinese President Xi Jinping's push for 'common prosperity” is in part aimed at turning the younger generation into motivated, patriotic and productive workers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

Afghan women fear for their jobs and daughters' futures

Many Afghan women are taking no chances with the country's new Taliban leaders despite promises they can keep working.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2021

What if you could become invisible to mosquitoes?

Using Crispr, scientists have taken the first step toward creating a mosquito that is blind to human hosts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 16, 2021

Unable to return home, unable to work: a Vietnamese woman in Japan

Although the government has taken some measures to support foreign nationals unable to return to their countries because of the pandemic, many were not eligible.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2021

The Black reporter who exposed a lie about the atom bomb

Charles Loeb defied the American military's denials and propaganda to show how deadly radiation from the strike on Hiroshima sickened and killed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 7, 2021

The Japanese don’t sleep on trains because it’s safe — they’re exhausted!

Surveying 500 businesspeople aged 20 to 69, President found that 74.2% claimed to have trouble sleeping. This puts them at risk of exhaustion, depression, cancer and dementia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2021

Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox, warns U.S. health authority

The Centers for Disease Control recommends a return to universal wearing of face masks to reduce transmission.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021

Health ministry panel approves AstraZeneca’s vaccine for people 40 and over

The panel also backed a proposal to make the shot available to people under age 40 who wish to get AstraZeneca's jab or who are allergic to the ingredients of the mRNA vaccines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2021

'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families

Tens of thousands of Indians are facing the triple burden of bereavement, joblessness and debt after a brutal second wave of COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2021

Is air rage caused by class warfare?

In a typical year, the Federal Aviation Administration logs between 100 and 200 incidents. In the first three months of 2021, it reported a whopping 1300 despite few fliers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021

From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability

By the end of the century, slow-moving, deadly storms that release more rain could be 14 times more frequent, researchers have found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2021

China opposes studying lab leak in any new virus origins probe

China pushed back against the World Health Organization’s call for another probe into the coronavirus’s origins that includes examining whether it leaked from a lab, saying there’s no evidence for the theory and it defies common sense.

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