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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2020
As Japan COVID-19 cases surge, governors brace for year-end spike
It took more than nine months, and two waves, for the number of reported cases to reach 100,000 — but less than two months for that figure to double.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2020
Emmanuel Macron has the same problem as King Louis XVI
French orders of the Pfizer vaccine run to about 45 million, which means around 22 million people can receive the two-shot course.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020
Tokyo shoppers clean hands and phones at anti-coronavirus stations
The facilities, set up in the Ginza shopping district, use recycled water, chlorine and deep ultraviolet irradiation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020
Vaccines don’t mean we’ll see the last of COVID-19, experts warn
Even with the latest technologies, money and might behind the unprecedented global drive to knock out COVID-19, the disease is unlikely to be eliminated any time soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2020
A company made gloves for the world. Now its workers have the virus.
Top Glove's low-paid workers in Malaysia began to suffer from a ferocious outbreak of COVID-19, the result of its own inadequate protections, critics say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2020
Nations move to isolate U.K. as mutated virus brings Christmas chaos
The U.K. plunged into chaos, with police blocking people from boarding packed trains, holidays abroad scrapped and travel with Europe banned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020
The coronavirus is mutating. What does that mean for us?
It will be very hard for the coronavirus to escape the body's defenses, despite the many variations it may adopt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2020
South Korea sets record COVID-19 cases as prison reports major outbreak
With daily infections over 1,000 for a fifth consecutive day, some medical experts and politicians criticized the government for being too loose with social distancing rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020
Kansai leaders declare state of emergency for New Year's period
Concerned about a spike in infections, and anxious to prevent a collapse of medical systems, governors are calling on residents to avoid returning to their hometowns over the holidays.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2020
Japan Post hopes demand for New Year's greetings cards rises amid pandemic
Online orders have increased about 20% from the previous year as people are refraining from going outside due to COVID-19, Japan Post said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 20, 2020
J. League wraps up season of obstacles and new records
Frontale's dominance, Michael Olunga's tally and 'King Kazu' Miura's endurance were among the many storylines fans enjoyed in a season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020
No ‘negative’ news: How China censored the coronavirus
Officials scrambled to suppress inconvenient news and reclaim the narrative, according to confidential directives sent to local propaganda workers and news outlets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020
London begins emergency lockdown as U.K. fights new coronavirus strain
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had planned to ease pandemic rules during the holiday but made an abrupt shift after emergency talks on the virus mutation with his top officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / 2020 in Review
Dec 19, 2020
Anxiety over coronavirus in 2020 spurs unprecedented societal change in Japan. Will it last?
For many in Japan, 2020 has been a year hijacked by uncertainty, a tumultuous period spent improvising and adapting to an unfamiliar way of life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 19, 2020
Dissecting Japan's hit products of 2020
While many popular items in 2020 were related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a few surprises attracted attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 19, 2020
Wait before shedding your entire work wardrobe amid the pandemic
Numerous posts on social media have questioned the need to wear a suit while working from home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 19, 2020
An epic year of market events shook China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan's economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2020
Sweden’s second wave offers hard reality check
The country has highlighted the danger of thinking any government has found out how to beat the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2020
Missing travel? Take a virtual trip to a Japanese island with Animal Crossing
Sado Island in the Sea of Japan is host to a number of well-known tourism spots that can now be visited virtually in Nintendo's smash-hit game.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2020
Olympic karate favorite Ryo Kiyuna contracts coronavirus
Ryo Kiyuna, the favorite to win men's kata gold when karate makes its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, has contracted the coronavirus, his master said Saturday.
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.

Podcast

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