Tag - covid-19

 
Menu
Search
 
November 25, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

COVID 19

Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2020
Can the U.S. end China’s control of the global supply chain?
The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 9, 2020
Three 'powers' are helping the Japanese in the new normal
Tap into your communication skills and feminine side to succeed in a world coping with coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2020
WHO says pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit record high
More than 136,000 new cases were reported worldwide on Sunday, the most in a single day so far.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2020
U.S. Navy test finds 60% of crew from embattled aircraft carrier have coronavirus antibodies
A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for the virus, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, suggesting a far higher infection rate than previously known.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 8, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could make Europe a real global force
The vicissitudes of U.S. policy make the EU-Japan partnership, and cooperation with other like-minded governments, ever more urgent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine farce has tragic consequences
A rush to publish studies based on flawed science gets us no closer to a cure, and hurts public trust.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020
Protests threaten to set back long-awaited reopenings
As the U.S. shifts its attention away from the pandemic, turmoil in the streets could hobble the recovery from COVID-19.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 8, 2020
NPB and J. League plan for regular testing when play resumes
Japan's top pro baseball and soccer leagues were advised to test players and officials on a regular basis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2020
Tokyo reports 13 new coronavirus cases
Monday's figure brings the total of COVID-19 infection cases in the capital to 5,396.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020
New Zealand ends social distancing after eliminating COVID-19
New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of COVID-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2020
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warns against deepening negative rates
The minister said Japan's priority should be on protecting jobs and businesses, not stimulating consumption and travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2020
Japan first-quarter GDP shrank less than expected but deeper recession looms
The economy is expected to recover only moderately in coming months due to the pandemic's sweeping impact globally and at home.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
By Greg Dvorak

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono
The celebrated artist ‘updating’ the kimono

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER