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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2021
New virus variant may be somewhat deadlier, U.K. warns
The evidence on the fatality rate is worrisome but not yet solid, scientists said. It contrasts with news that Britain is vaccinating its people at a promising pace.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2021
World leaders urged to learn from pandemic in adapting to climate change
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world what it is like to go through a dangerous emergency of the kind that could occur if climate change accelerates — and offers lessons on how to respond, the head of the U.N. climate science panel said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2021
Japan retains economic view in January despite virus emergency
In its monthly report, the Cabinet Office revised its views downward on private consumption and corporate business sentiment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021
Show must go on: Officials and organizers deny reports Tokyo Olympics will be canceled
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has insisted the delayed games will be held in July, rejecting a claim by The Times of London that the government has already decided to cancel the event.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2021
Global cooperation in the age of COVID-19
Ultimately, to exit the pandemic in a stronger position than we entered it, the direction we need to head is toward greater dialogue, coordination and collective action.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2021
China’s disputed virus theory has shoppers shunning foreign food
The consumer distrust is being fueled at least partly by statements from the government, which has taken increasingly drastic steps to curb the risk of the virus spreading via food imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 22, 2021
Japan's December CPI down 1.0% in steepest fall in over 10 years
The drop is largely due to lower energy prices and the government's travel subsidy campaign, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2021
Diet in review: Suga defensive on virus response but steadfast on Olympics
Japan's prime minister took heat from one opposition lawmaker after another during three days of question-and-answer sessions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021
Tourism push linked to surge in Japan's COVID-19 cases, study shows
The paper said the incidence of travel-associated COVID-19 cases during the Go To Travel campaign was around three times greater than the month prior to its kick-off.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 22, 2021
Uncertainty reigns with beleaguered Olympics six months away
With the pandemic stretching into a second year and vaccine supplies uncertain, there is little fanfare surrounding the start of the half-year countdown to the delayed Summer Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 22, 2021
Locked up in a Melbourne hotel for a year, then a sudden taste of freedom
For scores of other asylum-seekers who have been held in Australian hotels, stifling conditions have stretched on for months and months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021
Japanese Cabinet OKs bills for penalizing rejection of antivirus steps
Among other measures, the legislation would introduce imprisonment for those who refuse hospitalization, a move opposition parties say is excessive.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 22, 2021
Top League cancels opening four rounds through Feb. 7
The first four rounds of the new Top League season have been canceled and tickets will be refunded, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 22, 2021
Victoria government confirms new case in Australian Open quarantine
The Victoria state government on Friday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in the group of people in quarantine in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, a few hours after Spanish player Paula Badosa said she had tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2021
Mongolian prime minister submits resignation after COVID-19 protests
Mongolia's Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted his resignation to parliament on Thursday after protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the state news agency Montsame reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2021
Panasonic develops cold box to store and transport COVID-19 vaccines
The box is capable of storing materials at a temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius for up to 18 days and does not need any electric power source.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 21, 2021
NPB lays out plans for 2021 season
Teams will begin their spring camps as scheduled on Feb. 1 in Miyazaki and Okinawa prefectures, though they'll do so with no fans present.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 21, 2021
Wizards postpone another game due to coronavirus
The Washington Wizards on Wednesday announced the postponement of their upcoming game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of a coronavirus outbreak that has sidelined several players, including forward Rui Hachimura.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2021
Dentsu mulls selling headquarters building as employees work remotely
Dentsu has about 9,000 employees working at the headquarters building, but only 20% of them are currently commuting to the office as part of efforts to curb virus infections.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 21, 2021
IOC's Dick Pound says fans not 'must-have' for Tokyo Olympics
As for another postponement, however, he said 'it's just not possible so it's either 2021, or nothing.'
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.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
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.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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