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COVID 19

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2021
Former vaccine chief Taro Kono says Japan should hasten booster rollout
Kono's comments came just after Japan confirmed the first cases of community transmission of the omicron variant.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 23, 2021
NHL pulls players out of Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19
The decision comes as a huge disappointment for NHL players, who had negotiated a return to the Olympics into the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2021
Pfizer pill adds to growing U.S. stockpile of COVID-19 treatments
Infections are rising across the country, but the treatments will give doctors a larger arsenal with which to fight severe coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2021
As Japan braces for omicron, authorities prepare to quarantine close contacts
On Tuesday, the government instructed all omicron close contacts to be quarantined at a facility monitored by central or local government officials for 14 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2021
Volunteers: The unsung heroes at the Tokyo Paralympics
Japan's Paralympics volunteers went out of their way with every person treating the competitors with respect and compassion and leaving a lasting, positive impression of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2021
Japan reports first community transmission of omicron variant
Japan reported its first community transmission of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in Osaka Prefecture, with three people confirmed to have contracted the virus through unknown routes, the prefecture's governor said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2021
Biden can promise action, but omicron is in charge right now
The U.S. president's biggest policy promise during the 2020 campaign was perhaps his vow to attack COVID-19 in a professional and competent way.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 22, 2021
The NBA, like most other leagues, plans to persist amid omicron
The NBA's approach to omicron is much like that of most other North American team sports leagues, which appear determined to keep playing games and welcoming fans.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 22, 2021
Sumo's 2022 storylines promise spectacle, but persistent COVID measures loom
Terunofuji's dominance is unlikely to be seriously challenged in 2022, but given his age and injury history it's possible we could start to see pretenders to his throne.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 22, 2021
Australian Open confident on Nadal but uncertain on Djokovic
Nadal caught the novel coronavirus in Abu Dhabi last week where he was playing in an exhibition tournament.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2021
NHL players expected to skip Beijing Olympics
The decision could give the league additional flexibility as it tries to reschedule regular season games as it is expected to announce more postponements.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2021
Japanese criticize vaccine passport app for lack of maiden name support
The smartphone app, downloaded more than 250,000 times since its launch on Monday by Japan's Digital Agency, works only for those who have received the so-called MyNumber identity cards.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2021
Ivermectin for COVID? Unproven treatment stokes concern in Japan
Although the treatment has received some support from Japan's medical establishment and studies are ongoing, ivermectin is not approved as a COVID-19 remedy in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 21, 2021
Japan upgrades economic view for first time in 17 months
Authorities raised their views on private consumption and business conditions but flagged ongoing risks from supply constraints and raw material prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2021
In the year to end child labor, COVID-19 wreaks havoc
Despite some success stories that put child traffickers behind bars, global progress was patchy and COVID-19 fueled abuses.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2021
NHL will shut down early due to COVID rise
The major shutdown has prompted the league and the players' union to reopen discussions regarding the players' involvement in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2021
Now-dominant omicron variant drives COVID-19 surge across U.S.
Hopes of a more normal holiday season have been dashed amid a surge of COVID-19 infections, resurrecting restrictions and stretching the country's testing infrastructure.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 21, 2021
Premier League to play on through Christmas and New Year despite COVID-19 surge
The decision comes as more fixtures are postponed due to a surge in U.K. coronavirus infections.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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