Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021
Australia hit by new lockdown as slow vaccine rollout criticized
Since the weekend, more than 12 million Australians have been ordered to stay home in cities across the country, including the state capitals of Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021
Japan's factory output fell 5.9% in May amid pandemic and chip scarcity
The drop in industrial production was several percentage points worse than even the most pessimistic forecast, as car production remained stunted by semiconductor shortages.
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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021
In Japan, anti-vaccine movement threatens to make widespread hesitancy worse
“Zero-risk worship” in Japan has made experts concerned about the impact that a fringe community of outspoken vaccine opponents could have on the public.
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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021
Arrivals from Indonesia and Uganda to face stricter quarantine on entering Japan
A six-day quarantine at a government-designated facility has been stipulated after a rise in new cases of the more transmissible delta variant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021
Delta variant outbreak sees once-envied Australia losing its luster
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's balancing act of keeping Australians safe and the economy open is becoming increasingly precarious as the outbreak worsens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna vaccines likely produce long-lasting immunity
The findings add to growing evidence that most people immunized with mRNA vaccines may not need boosters, so long as the virus and its variants do not evolve much.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2021
After Duterte, the Philippines may get more Duterte
Barred by the constitution from standing again for the presidency, Duterte is preparing for life after next year's elections from a position of unprecedented strength.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2021
Beware America’s soaring public debt
Though America's gross federal debt now stands at 107% of GDP — a post-WWII record — the Biden administration's 2022 budget will see the country's largest-ever peacetime deficits.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 28, 2021
Yamato and Toyota collaboration yields efficient vaccine delivery system
The delivery firm came up with what it calls the “bus stop” shipping system, in which it sets delivery routes and times according to the opening hours of clinics.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 28, 2021
BOJ pinned hopes on vaccine rollout to buoy Japan economy in June meeting
Policymakers at the central bank see any inflationary pressures as subdued given the fragile recovery, a summary of their discussions earlier this month, released Monday, shows.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021
The only foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out
Australian virologist Danielle Anderson had an insider's perspective on a place that's become a flash point in the search for what caused the worst pandemic in a century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 28, 2021
LaShawn Toyoda learned how to code during the pandemic. Japan's international community is glad she did.
After a lot of study, LaShawn Toyoda took what she learned and created a multilingual database of where to find vaccinations in Japan.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 28, 2021
Osaka: The world’s ‘second city’ … but by whose metrics?
The Economist Intelligence Unit has declared Osaka the second most livable city in the world. Does a former resident remember it being so wonderful?
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JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
U.S. first lady, not Biden, likely to visit Japan for Olympics, report says
Japan is the United States' major ally in Asia, and President Biden has expressed his support for Suga's resolve to hold the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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