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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021
Global travel sector prepares for vaccine-powered revival
New variants threaten to render today's vaccines ineffective, and the U.S. has put 80% of the world's countries on a no-go list, but travel firms remain optimistic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. to share AstraZeneca vaccine stockpile as India battles COVID-19 surge
The U.S. has used wartime powers and contractual clauses to give its orders priority, with no known doses made there having gone to any buyer other than the U.S. government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2021
Suga faces prospect of joining long list of short-term leaders
The triple loss in the weekend elections came on the same day that a new virus emergency was imposed on about a quarter of the population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. continues to say citizens should 'reconsider travel' to Japan
The announcement to keep the Asian country at the level three warning came after the department said earlier this month that it will start updating travel advisories.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
More than 20 new cases of Indian COVID-19 variant found in Japan
A senior government official acknowledged that it would be 'difficult' to completely stifle the variant in the country if it began to spread more widely.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
Commuter routes remain busy despite Japan's third COVID-19 state of emergency
Many workers are still traveling to offices due to the nature of their work, meetings or a lack of instructions from employers to do otherwise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 26, 2021
Japan's golf courses enjoy boost amid pandemic
Visitors to Chugoku's 109 courses topped 370,000 in March, an eight-year high for that month
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2021
The pandemic will be more deadly this year — particularly for India
The more people infected in emerging countries, the more opportunities COVID-19 will have to develop into fresh strains and prolong this death and misery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2021
Latest virus emergency could dampen Japan's economic recovery hopes
GDP data for January to March is scheduled to be released next month, but economists are already pessimistic enough to forecast a contraction in the world's No. 3 economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
They know the drill: Dentists tapped to speed up Japan's slow vaccine rollout
Their involvement will be contingent upon municipalities not being able to secure enough doctors and nurses to go ahead with mass vaccinations at public facilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2021
When it comes to a restart of global travel, all vaccines are not equal
A patchwork of approvals across the world is laying the groundwork for a global vaccine bifurcation, where the shot you get could determine which countries you can enter and work in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2021
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble set to start on May 26
Preparations for the travel corridor have been stop-start since an initial plan to open it last November was shelved after coronavirus cases picked up in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2021
Business class opens to the masses as affordable refuge from COVID-19
Flush with cash and a record number of air miles after a year on the ground, leisure travelers are splurging on premium seats for their first trips back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2021
World's biggest COVID-19 crisis threatens Modi's grip on India
The political fallout of Modi's handling of the pandemic may become clear on May 2, when election results are due to be announced for the five states voting over the past month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2021
JAL to make low-cost carrier Spring Airlines Japan a subsidiary
JAL, which currently has about a 5% stake in Spring Airlines Japan Co., will invest an additional several billion yen possibly in June to increase its stake to 51% or more, sources said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2021
Five Central League games postponed until after state of emergency
Nippon Professional Baseball said Sunday it will postpone five Central League games until after the May 11 end of the current coronavirus state of emergency in order to allow the home teams to admit fans.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 25, 2021
Japan wants more pre-departure virus testing for Olympic and Paralympic teams
Athletes and support staff attending the Tokyo Games will be asked to complete two negative coronavirus tests in the 96 hours before their departure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2021
Behind the scramble over Japan's third coronavirus emergency
Behind the scenes, the central and local governments bickered over how best to effectively implement COVID-19 countermeasures, even as cases surged to fresh highs.
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
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 25, 2021
Seth Sulkin: 'Having risk-averse banks with risk-averse venture capitalists makes success extremely difficult in Japan'
The CEO of commercial real estate development firm Pacifica Capital highlights the importance of switching lanes when external circumstances change.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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