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WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2021

You're three times more likely to get reinfected by omicron, South African study finds

The study was based on data from 2.8 million South African coronavirus cases between March 2020 and Nov. 2, including 35,670 suspected reinfections.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 27, 2021

Premature birth in Okinawa highlights COVID-19's impact on pregnant women

When an expectant mother is infected with the coronavirus, the risk of having the baby prematurely increases.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 9, 2021

Okinawans prepare to represent their prefecture at the Tokyo Paralympics

The prefecture is sending an umpire and a racket stringer to the tennis competition at the event.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Olympic success gives Hong Kong an emotional lift in hard times

As China clamps down on its civil and political rights, Hong Kong is finding solace and hope in its best-ever Olympic showing.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2021

Naomi Osaka faces biggest challenge of her career at Olympics — on and off the court

The 2020 Tokyo Games represent a true test of character for a player who has openly struggled to handle the media spotlight in recent times.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 14, 2021

Okinawa activists fear land-purchase bill will hit anti-base movement

Residents are asking the government to provide an explanation as to why the legislation is necessary.
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JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 24, 2021

Okinawa children's cafeterias strive to maintain support amid pandemic

The prefecture has the highest number of children's diners offering free meals per elementary school nationwide.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 20, 2021

Where are the Arab states during these times of Israeli-Palestinian troubles?

My conclusion is that the Palestinian leadership has missed several golden opportunities for the Palestinians to live in peace with Israel and realize self-governance.
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WORLD
Mar 9, 2021

Rising sea levels inundating coastal economies four times faster

The extraction of groundwater and other resources from beneath cities including Jakarta, New Orleans and Shanghai is causing them to slowly sink.
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MULTIMEDIA
Mar 9, 2021

Death, through a nurse’s eyes

A short film offering a firsthand perspective of the brutality of the pandemic inside a COVID-19 I.C.U.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 26, 2021

Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law

While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
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BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jan 29, 2021

As COVID-19 compounds Okinawa's tourism woes, industry looks for a way out

An emergency system through which workers are temporarily seconded to companies so that they can return to their jobs once the economy is back on its feet has been proposed.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 27, 2021

We don’t need another war on terror

Prosecute the Capitol rioters. But new antiterrorism laws could end up targeting people of color.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 20, 2021

Joe did it. But how?

Biden’s campaign strategies often worried Democrats. But they worked.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 29, 2020

In memory of lives we lost to COVID-19

“Cause of Life” celebrates the messy, tenacious and extraordinary lives of five people we lost to COVID-19.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 24, 2020

Reopening a New York City school: ‘It’s been a tough start’

This fall New York City’s public schools faced perhaps their biggest challenge in memory: Could they resume in person safely? And for how long? We filmed in one school for 33 days to chronicle every step of the reopening.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Dec 19, 2020

Sake brewing in 2020: ‘Hard times are going to be with us for a while’

After years of incremental gains due to growing popularity abroad, Japan's sake producers struggled with substantial losses this year.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 16, 2020

American rikishi recalls extremely wild times in sumo world

Details on the now 71-year-old's career had been lost to the mists of time until the California native resurfaced in sumo circles online in recent months.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 9, 2020

I achieved my wildest dreams. Then depression hit.

I’d spent my life training for the Olympics, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next.
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MULTIMEDIA
Dec 8, 2020

‘Sign o’ the Times’: How Prince wrote and recorded a classic song

In the latest Diary of a Song, the Prince Estate and his closest collaborators offer an unprecedented peek into Prince’s creative process.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 27, 2020

Hurdles remain for government plan to rebuild Shuri Castle by 2026

Since the blaze, a large number of problems have surfaced, such as securing the wood to rebuild, ownership of the castle and an insurance shortfall.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 5, 2020

‘It’s like you want to stop people from voting’: How U.S. elections look abroad

From gerrymandering to voter roll purges, we showed people around the world how the American system works. It didn’t go well.
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MULTIMEDIA
Nov 3, 2020

What do we do about Q?

The conspiracy theories seem ridiculous, but the consequences are real.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 29, 2020

How America helped defeat the coronavirus*

Just not in the U.S.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 27, 2020

How homegrown disinformation could disrupt this U.S. election

In 2016, Russia developed a simple, effective playbook to undermine U.S. elections with disinformation on social media. Four years later, Americans are using the same playbook on each other.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 20, 2020

This U.S. election could be the most secure yet. Here’s why.

With early voting underway, states are working to reassure voters that their ballots will be counted as cast. Our video shows how states’ responses to Russian hacking and the coronavirus crisis have helped make the election more secure than ever.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2020

What’s the problem with vote-by-mail? Hint: It’s not fraud

Vote-by-mail has become one of the most contentious issues of the 2020 election. But while battles rage on social media and in the courts, a group of bipartisan Michigan election officials worry they won’t have the time or resources to ensure results on election night.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 8, 2020

How Trump could win again, even if he loses

Two words: Electoral College.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 2, 2020

Why voting in this U.S. election will not be equal

The first episode of of our four-part series, Stressed Election, focuses on voter suppression in Georgia, where a growing Black and Latino population is on the precipice of exercising its political voice, if they get the chance to vote.

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