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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2020

Dangers of age segregation exposed

For most of America’s history, the idea that people over the age of 65 would voluntarily herd themselves into special communities built around their needs would have seemed absurd, even dystopian. Yet a largely voluntary movement toward segregating people by age has reached extreme levels in recent...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2020

Mystery of India's lower death rates appears to defy coronavirus trend

Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related deaths.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2020

Coronavirus exposes dangers of age segregation

America's embrace of retirement communities and nursing homes has led to a unique vulnerability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2020

U.S. states test safety of reopening as pandemic pushes jobless higher

An array of merchants in Georgia and other states prepared on Thursday to reopen for the first time in a month under newly relaxed coronavirus restrictions, as another week of massive unemployment claims highlighted the grim economic toll of the pandemic.
Reader Mail
Apr 24, 2020

Collective action to meet individual needs

The April 19 edition of The Japan Times on Sunday places two articles side by side, inviting us to compare responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2020

Oil: The perfect storm

The collapse of production and investment in the oil industry is hard on the millions of people who make their livings from it, but the writing has been on the wall for some time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2020

Defiant pachinko parlors show limits of Japan’s shutdown request

As pachinko parlors continue to operate, disregarding appeals to shutter amid the coronavirus pandemic, local governments look to shame them into cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 23, 2020

In New York, homeless feel safer in subway stations than in shelters

The lights still scream for attention, but on this night Times Square has the feel of an abandoned Hollywood film set. Gone are the hordes of tourists shooting selfies with Elmo and Wonder Woman. Instead, a lone SUV glides by and a passenger's phone glows as she records the scene from the safety of the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 23, 2020

Not even a global pandemic can keep jazz musician Haruka Kikuchi from her trombone

Japanese jazz trombonist Haruka Kikuchi is coping with COVID-19 restrictions by streaming live performances from her home in New Orleans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

'Cloud brightening' experiment may help cool Great Barrier Reef

Researchers trying to save the Great Barrier Reef are attempting to cool the unusually warm sea temperatures using ‘cloud brightening,’ a geoengineering technique designed to reflect more of the sun’s rays away from the Earth. The researchers are spraying microscopic sea water droplets into the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

Japanese asked to hunker down through Golden Week as virus numbers grow

Officials worry that travel during holiday could create clusters in rural areas where the health care system is relatively fragile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2020

Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic, sources say

Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of "anti-state" posts for local users, two sources at the company said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2020

In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan

Even at the university level, where most students and faculty should have a degree of competency when it comes to digital tools, institutions fall short.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Apr 21, 2020

Panel groups share marine protection efforts

Fishermen, divers, nonprofits and other organizations are working in communities across Japan to conserve marine and coastal environments that have been threatened by natural disasters, unbalanced marine ecology and other factors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 20, 2020

People are paying real money to get into virtual Zoom nightclubs

It’s only 5 p.m. on a Saturday in Los Angeles, but the Zone — a 16-room virtual club on the videoconferencing app Zoom — is already in full swing.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 20, 2020

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic opposes compulsory coronavirus vaccination

Novak Djokovic faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can begin competing once the tennis season resumes following the hiatus created by the coronavirus pandemic, the world No. 1 said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 18, 2020

It’s a little tough to truly feel free in a time of pestilence

Humanity is eternally vulnerable to the 'unknown' and there's not much that we know about the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / Children's Literature in Japan
Apr 18, 2020

Satoshi Kitamura’s key to children’s literature? Making complex ideas simple

To round out our series on Japanese children's books, this month we profile Satoshi Kitamura, who has authored more than 20 books in his award-winning career as a writer and illustrator of children's literature.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2020

With Japan-wide emergency, Abe highlights sense of crisis over virus

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday evening pressed for cooperation from all citizens in the fight against the spreading coronavirus following his decision to expand the state of emergency nationwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 17, 2020

When the fog lifts, a changed landscape will be revealed

Britain will urgently need to gain a stronger foothold in Asia, and Japan makes the obvious link point.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 16, 2020

Opportunity in crisis: Exploiting global disarray

China continues to destabilize the Indo-Pacific and try to reshape the international order in order to achieve regional dominance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2020

Akie Abe criticized for taking group tour in Oita during pandemic

Her reported activity took place a day after her husband sounded the alarm over the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2020

Trump’s WHO attack accelerates breakdown in global cooperation

U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadside against the World Health Organization is another blow to international institutions designed to help nations confront global crises — and may leave countries even less prepared for the next one.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 15, 2020

Immerse yourself in these top travel Instagram accounts

While on lockdown, Instagram gives us the chance to travel vicariously — to get lost in beautiful landscapes, to peer into destinations and gaze in wonder at the adventures that await once we are all free to explore the world again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 14, 2020

The coronavirus and Japan’s Constitution

Article 41 provides the government with sufficient power to take aggressive action against the COVID-19 outbreak.

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