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COVID 19

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2020
'Green recovery' offers Japan a chance to slash carbon emissions
A slight reduction in Japan's carbon dioxide output has already been seen this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2020
South Asian migrants seek justice as wage theft worsens in pandemic
Migrants face difficulty seeking justice when things go wrong — as they have for large numbers in recent months as the pandemic has closed borders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2020
Battery-powered mask aims to fight coronavirus and foggy glasses
A South Korean company has invented a battery-powered filtered face mask designed to reduce annoying problems associated with conventional designs, such as breathing difficulties and fogged-up glasses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Domestic violence amid a pandemic
One of the most neglected consequences of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 is the increasing violence against women of all ages. U.N. Women has called it “the shadow pandemic,” and António Guterres, the U.N. Secretary-General has said, “Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Bankers hit the limits on working from home
While it was possible to trade securities from home during the pandemic, regulators will want to keep a tight grip on trader compliance in a post-virus era.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2020
Tokyo reports 149 new cases of COVID-19
The figure represents a drop of 21 from the previous day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Vaccine politics demand more from big pharma
The FDA usually wants high standards while drugmakers push boundaries. But political pressure and public unease over a rushed process has forced a role reversal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2020
South Korea's defiant churches face backlash for hampering COVID-19 response
South Korea's latest COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a public backlash against conservative Christian churches for defying government orders aimed at preventing the disease's spread.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 8, 2020
NPB and J. League call on government to raise crowd limits
The two leagues, citing the success of anti-COVID countermeasures, said they should be allowed to welcome up to 20,000 fans at larger venues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2020
Sharp says air purification technology can reduce airborne coronavirus
The firm said its technology, which emits positive hydrogen ions and negative oxygen ions, cuts the concentration of the virus in the air by about 90 percent.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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

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