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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2021

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines likely produce long-lasting immunity

The findings add to growing evidence that most people immunized with mRNA vaccines may not need boosters, so long as the virus and its variants do not evolve much.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021

Benefits of vaccine rollout begin to show in Tokyo infection data

The coronavirus infection rate is plunging for front-line workers and older people — the demographics inoculated first.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2021

The Japanese scientist fighting prejudice, misinformation and COVID-19

Akiko Iwasaki is leading a team of immunologists hoping to beat 'long COVID-19' while also debunking myths surrounding the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2021

Many Brazilians insist on Pfizer even as nation passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

In Sao Paulo, people demand the U.S. company's shots at public clinics and often walk out if none are available.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2021

Facebook, YouTube erred in censoring COVID-19 ‘misinformation’

Social media fact-checkers don't have any special knowledge or ability to sort fact from misinformation. What they have is extraordinary power to shape what people believe.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 6, 2021

COVID-19 shows that Japan needs to rebuild its infectious diseases strategy

The development of homegrown vaccines must be treated as a national security issue, to help fight future pandemics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 31, 2021

Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'

As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 27, 2021

Why Japan's young are bearing the psychological brunt of the pandemic

Despite missing classes, struggling to see friends and lacking entertainment, the nation's youth are being scapegoated by some Japanese media over the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 27, 2021

Immunity to the coronavirus may persist for years, scientists find

The findings may help put to rest lingering fears that protection against the virus will be short-lived.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2021

Some vaccines help nations exit the pandemic faster than others

Evidence derived from the expanding global inoculation rollout indicates that the mRNA shots are better at stopping people from becoming contagious.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2021

Hundreds of epidemiologists expected public mask-wearing for at least a year

The latest advice from U.S. federal health officials came as a surprise to many involved in public health.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021

Unused doses pile up as mistrust blights Hong Kong vaccine drive

So many shots are languishing that the government has warned that some will expire in September.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 10, 2021

Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands

Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2021

Reaching ‘herd immunity’ is unlikely in the U.S., experts now believe

New variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 25, 2021

Your questions for how to socialize safely this Golden Week, answered

Now a year out from the pandemic, The Japan Times asked some experts to help us get to grips with the latest health guidance and to offer advice about how (or if) it's safe to socialize.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 10, 2021

Sony’s obsession with blockbusters is stirring unrest within the PlayStation empire

The firm owns about a dozen studios across the world as part of its PlayStation Studios label, but in recent years it has prioritized games made by its most successful developers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

China pushes vaccine on bankers and colleges to catch up with U.S.

The prospect of other countries — particularly geopolitical rivals like the U.S. — reopening their economies and borders sooner is hardening the resolve to speed up vaccinations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2021

How Masayoshi Son’s ‘money guy’ Lex Greensill went from hero to zero

Greensill Capital was a key part of what Son dubbed his 'Cluster of No. 1's” strategy, taking noncontrolling stakes in the world's leading tech companies and encouraging them to cooperate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2021

'Tankie man': Pro-democracy Hong Kongers stand up to Western communists

The people who've been dubbed “tankies” often identify as Marxist-Leninists and are fiercely against U.S. interference in foreign politics, especially in countries that are socialist.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2021

'You don't belong': Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray

The fresh exodus risks exacerbating a precarious humanitarian situation in the region, with hundreds of thousands of people already uprooted by fighting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2021

Inside Myanmar’s army: ‘They see protesters as criminals’

Four officers spoke about life in the feared Tatmadaw, which has turned its guns on civilians again. “The Tatmadaw is the only world” for most soldiers, one said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2021

The secret network helping hundreds of Myanmar police flee to India

More than 1,000 people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed into neighboring India's Mizoram state since late February, according to Indian lawmaker K. Vanlalvena.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2021

Inside the 'spring revolution' opposing Myanmar's military coup

Scores of politicians, officials and activists are taking part in an unprecedented struggle for control of Myanmar playing out across the country and overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2021

Hong Kong vaccine rollout hampered by reliance on Chinese shots

Confidence in both the Sinovac shot and the government's vaccine drive has plummeted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2021

The ex-Pfizer scientist who became an anti-vaccination hero

In recent months, Michael Yeadon has emerged as an unlikely hero of the so-called anti-vaxxers, whose adherents question the safety of many vaccines, including for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2021

Clubhouse’s founder is in a state of perpetual motion

Over the past 15 years in Silicon Valley, the Clubhouse chief executive officer has explored the depths of how technology can be used to connect people in new ways.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021

Ghost towns of Fukushima remain empty after decadelong rebuild

Reconstruction efforts, from supermarkets and transport infrastructure to cutting-edge technology, have yet to entice large numbers of people to return.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021

'I still have dreams about it': Volunteers reflect on 3/11 aftermath

Ten years on from the disaster, expats who gave their time to help the victims have found the experience has stuck with them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2021

Out of sight, out of mind? Remote work damaging young women's careers

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly disruptive for young women from ethnic minorities who are under-represented in professional settings.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Honda-Nissan megamerger in the works
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe (second from left) and Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, hold a news conference on merger talks on Monday in Tokyo.
Picturesque Japan hot spring town limits day trippers
Ginzan Onsen hot springs in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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