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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2021
Japan's dip in COVID-19 cases baffles experts as winter 'nightmare' remains a risk
Japan's COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with surging infections, leaving health experts perplexed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 5, 2021
Japan's new tourism minister considers restart of troubled 'Go To Travel' campaign
The program, which began in July last year, helped boost domestic travel but was put on hold by the end of the year amid fears it would help the virus spread.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 5, 2021
Levain Cup final to allow 20,000 fans in virus screening trial
The league's plan is part of a government study to gauge how smoothly vaccination or infection status can be checked at sports stadiums and other venues aiming to ease entry restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 4, 2021
Gifu's COVID-19 plans overwhelmed by Japan's fifth wave
After all of its hospitals and repurposed facilities became full on Aug. 21, the prefecture had to change its policy on patients isolating at home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2021
Japan in talks to procure Merck oral drug for mild COVID-19 symptoms
Molnupiravir was seen to halve the likelihood of hospitalization or death, according to an interim analysis of clinical trials across areas including Japan, Europe and the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2021
Japan enters a new stage of the pandemic fraught with fresh challenges
Prefectural governors are set to gradually peel back virus measures, while the central government shifts its focus toward the final stages of the initial vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2021
Japan urges prefectures to beef up medical systems ahead of winter virus wave
The health ministry has called for expanding the number of available beds nationwide on the assumption that the next wave of the virus could be at least as bad as this summer's fifth wave.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2021
Japan governors demand bolstered medical system as eased COVID-19 curbs stoke concern
The National Governors' Association want sufficient hospital beds, tests and treatments for the coronavirus to be ensured in a draft proposal for the next government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Oct 2, 2021
Has Japan’s COVID-19 response really been that bad?
Mainstream media has painted a bleak narrative about how Japan has handled the pandemic, but comparative data shows it has, for the most part, responded much better than its G7 peers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2021
Japan to begin experimenting with proof of vaccination this month
The experiment will be carried out at restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, small live music venues and theaters in 13 prefectures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 2, 2021
Seeing the past two years through a child’s eyes
The decade is off to a rocky start, what kind of an effect is this having on younger children and the way they process current affairs?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2021
Japan could get boost if shoppers spend ¥20 trillion saved during pandemic
In places like the U.S. and the U.K., pent-up consumer demand has helped fuel strong recoveries, but whether the floodgates will open quite as wide in Japan is an open question.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2021
Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency lifted as infections decline
Businesses, such as restaurants and theme parks, have prepared for an expected increase in customers as a result of the move.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2021
Japan's Takeda says 'human error' caused contamination of Moderna vaccines
Japanese authorities in August suspended the use of three batches of Moderna shots containing 1.63 million doses after being notified of the contamination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2021
Tokyo Disney parks and USJ to admit more visitors as emergency ends
Japan's government has decided to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and 18 other prefectures, taking into account the steady decline in the number of new infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2021
Japan’s growing ‘underclass’ creaks under weight of pandemic
The nation's wealth gap is widening as the health crisis drags on, disproportionately burdening women and the expanding pool of nonpermanent workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Sep 30, 2021
Japan’s new leader is prisoner of the policies he inherited
Prime Minister Suga will lift emergency pandemic restrictions that have hampered the country's economy, but it will get progressively harder for the new leader from there.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 29, 2021
J. League prepares for larger crowds as emergency ends
The league will use several games next month, potentially including the Oct. 30 Levain Cup final at Saitama Stadium, to trial new policies allowing for more vaccinated fans to attend games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 28, 2021
Suga touts achievements and rues short tenure in final news conference
The prime minister took office last September promising to put an end to bureaucratic stovepipes and implement digital technology more effectively in government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2021
Japan leans on governors to prevent post-emergency COVID-19 rebound
Steps similar to quasi-emergency measures will be put in place by prefectural governors, who have been given the task of rolling back restrictions while maintaining certain precautions.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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