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COVID 19

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2022
Forget black swans. We need to find the snow leopards.
Things to keep an eye on in 2022, the growing role of cities in the fight against climate change, the dawn of lab meat, and the resurgence of mass activism on a global scale.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2022
Kishida gives up on visits to U.S. and Australia for summit talks
The prime minister says he will focus on the COVID-19 response at home instead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2022
Japan greets first working day of 2022 as omicron fears continue
The highly transmissible omicron strain continued to spread during the year-end and New Year holidays.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2022
Fast-spreading omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble
Core to the planning is the rigidly-enforced closed loop that physically separates Games-related personnel from the local population.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2022
Hong Kong hunts for six diners in scramble to stamp out omicron
The government found the Moon Palace patrons via a range of methods, including reservation records, self-reports to a government hotline after notification from the LeaveHomeSafe app.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2022
French lawmakers to vote on COVID vaccine passports amid death threats
The proposed tightening of the rules has caused an upsurge of anger among anti-vaxxers, with some lawmakers saying they have been subject to aggression.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2022
Travelers returning from New Year's holidays crowd roads and airports
A traffic jam on the Tomei Expressway linking Tokyo and central Japan cities stretched over 50 kilometers at one point, with backups of more than 10 km seen across the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 3, 2022
Growing China-U.S. tensions may jeopardize security in East Asia in 2022
While China is expected to intensify provocations against Taiwan, U.S.-North Korea talks on denuclearization are almost certain to make no headway.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2022
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19
Austin said he planned to attend meetings virtually when possible and he would retain all authorities in running the Defense Department and overseeing military activities around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2022
84% of firms in Japan see economic growth in 2022
The overall percentage of firms forecasting growth in the world's third-largest economy is up from the 74% in a similar Kyodo News poll conducted a year earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 3, 2022
Restoring dynamism to development
Multilateral development institutions with a capacity to drive policy reform are key to securing robust, sustainable and inclusive growth in a post-pandemic world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Outlook 2022
Jan 2, 2022
For first time in two years, Japan has some room for economic optimism
Omicron and inflation risks loom, but economists expect 2022 to be a year of recovery as consumption rises and people tap into the savings they've built up over the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2022
How the pandemic changed Japan’s health care system
COVID-19 has overhauled work practices and exposed the divisions between the public and private sectors of the medical system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 2, 2022
Recovering stronger together in 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but there is a ray of hope for a better tomorrow in both the health sector and the wider economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 1, 2022
No wiggle room ahead as world looks to move on from pandemic
The economic and social policies that countries around the world choose now as they look to move on from the pandemic will have consequences for decades to come.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2022
Record 235 COVID-19 cases reported from U.S. forces in Okinawa
Whether the cases were of the highly transmissible omicron variant was unknown, as was the breakdown of the U.S. bases affected.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 1, 2022
Kishida vows focus on COVID-19 response and 'new capitalism'
In his New Year's address, Kishida also said he would step up summit diplomacy in 2022 and that constitutional reform would be a 'major theme' of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2022
Studies suggest why omicron is less severe: It spares the lungs
Compared with earlier variants, omicron may cause less damage to the lungs, new animal research suggests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2022
New Year celebrations muted by omicron, but South Africa offers hope
South Africa, which first raised the alarm about the new fast-spreading coronavirus variant, became the first country to declare its omicron wave had crested.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2021
In shift, all U.S. forces personnel to take virus test after arrival in Japan
The policy change came after the forces were criticized by Japan for exempting their troops from testing for the virus before departing from the United States.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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