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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 2,004 new cases
The seven-day average of new daily cases in the capital rose 25.9% to 2,018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2022
Japanese political parties pushing to reopen economy
This political shift from focusing on the pandemic comes as the COVID-19 situation appears to be under control.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,160 new cases
The capital also reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the seven-day average of new infections rose 23.3% to 1,963.4.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2022
China's Xi to attend Hong Kong anniversary event
The trip will be Xi's first outside mainland China since January 2020, after his 'COVID zero' policy closed the country's borders and limited him to virtual attendance of global events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / New Normal 2.0
Jun 24, 2022
Japan begins return to business-as-usual at big events — but slowly
Recent trials of allowing cheering at soccer games are indicative of the approach toward large events in the coming months: a slow, highly cautious return to some aspects of normalcy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,181 new cases
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital rose 20.7% to reach 1,895.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2022
Experts warn of 'twindemic' after early flu outbreak at Tokyo school
The prospect of a mixture of influenza and COVID-19 infections was raised after third grade classes were canceled at a school in Tachikawa due to unusually early instances of flu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2022
Record numbers of Chinese graduates enter worst job market in decades
Struggling to find jobs goes against what educated young people have come to expect after decades of breakneck growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2022
Xi’s trip to Hong Kong in doubt after top officials get COVID-19
Two members of incoming Chief Executive John Lee's cabinet have tested positive for the virus, the government revealed in a Thursday statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2022
Department store sales in Japan jump 57.8% in May
Department store sales in Japan in May surged 57.8% from a year before on a same-store basis thanks to growing customer traffic as COVID-19 infections have settled down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,413 new cases, up 600 from week before
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,811.4, compared with 1,570.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Japanese panel postpones verdict on Shionogi’s COVID pill until July
The panel “could not reach a conclusion,” as its members were divided over several points including the efficacy of the drug, according to a health ministry official.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Japanese city loses memory drive with information on all 460,000 residents
The lost data included the residents' names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as the bank account numbers of welfare-receiving households, among other information.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2022
Long COVID affects 1 in 5 virus patients, U.S. survey finds
The collection of symptoms known as long COVID can include fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems, pain or other after-effects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2022
Tokyo Olympics cost totals ¥1.42 trillion, nearly double the original bid
The final budget report for the Tokyo Games was presented at the organizers' board meeting along with an official report submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 21, 2022
What to know about the COVID vaccine for little kids
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously last week to recommend that the agency authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use in very young children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2022
As Japan's verdict on Shionogi's COVID pill nears, questions persist over efficacy
There have been calls for Japan to acquire more weapons against COVID-19, especially domestically produced ones, but medical experts are unsure of the drug's merits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. monkeypox response repeats COVID-19 mistakes
Health officials, with the monkeypox outbreak, are again failing to understand that a new epidemic may not take the same course as the last one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022
Europe's summer of discontent reveals travel sector labor crisis
Leading operators have flagged thousands of job openings across Europe, but the industry says European aviation as a whole has lost 600,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 18, 2022
How Japan achieved one of the world’s lowest COVID-19 death rates
Health experts point to continued mask wearing, extensive vaccination and an already healthy population as the core factors behind its success.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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