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COVID 19

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020
American lockdown exceptionalism
Telling people that they are stupid and too sociable is likely to make the problem worse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020
The European Union’s self-help moment
The COVID-19 crisis has created an opening for stronger collective European action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020
For the EU, banning American tourists is the easy part
It's the thorny challenges to reopening the European Union's internal borders that show just how tricky living with COVID-19 really is.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 1, 2020
Japan's immigration authorities resume processing of visa applications
The move is expected to speed up entry clearance for foreign nationals with applications stuck in pending.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2020
Japan's return to state of emergency an option, but only in 'worst-case scenario'
Remarks by the government's top spokesman came before Tokyo confirmed 67 COVID-19 cases — the highest daily figure since 87 were reported on May 4.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2020
Tokyo reports 67 new COVID-19 cases, highest in almost two months
Infections in the capital topped 50 for the sixth day running, a day after Gov. Yuriko Koike announced changes to guidelines on monitoring the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2020
With Merkel at the helm, Europe faces a crisis with many fronts
For a leader who has steered Europe through two economic meltdowns, a migration crisis and a simmering showdown with Russia, Angela Merkel’s final act as German chancellor may be her biggest performance yet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2020
Peeling back the hospital curtain: One Japanese hospital's fight against COVID-19
As the country emerges from a state of emergency, hospitals like one in Yokohama face the prospect of operating in the shadow of a virus with no treatment or cure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2020
Top doctor says U.S. risks 100,000 daily cases in dire virus warning
The U.S. is "going in the wrong direction” in its effort to contain the novel coronavirus and daily case counts could more than double if behaviors don’t change, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2020
Tokyo puts forward new virus monitoring guidelines
The new approach will continue to reference case numbers but will shift the emphasis to the city's health care system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2020
Kanagawa reports 31 new COVID-19 cases as Tokyo tops 50 for fifth straight day
New cases of COVID-19 infections jumped to 31 in Kanagawa Prefecture on Tuesday, up from seven the previous day, the largest daily rise in a month, while neighboring Tokyo confirmed 54 cases, recording more than 50 for the fifth straight day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2020
America's uncertain recovery
Policymakers must boost incentives to work in normal times when jobs are plentiful, while strengthening the safety net for when they are not.
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.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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
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.

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