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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2021
Some vaccines help nations exit the pandemic faster than others
Evidence derived from the expanding global inoculation rollout indicates that the mRNA shots are better at stopping people from becoming contagious.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2021
Taiwan’s once blistering economy is battered from all sides
Taiwan is facing major threats from a surge in coronavirus cases and drought-triggered power outages, potentially derailing one of Asia's economic success stories this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2021
'We are waiting to die': Hope fades after India halts vaccine exports
The move has hampered plans for the protection for millions of poorer people around the world caught in the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2021
Japan extends entry ban to seven countries, including Thailand
Japanese nationals and permanent residents are not subject to the measure.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 20, 2021
'A Madder Red': Yuya Ishii's pandemic drama is scattershot but soulful
Social realism rubs up against melodrama in the film 'A Madder Red,' which focuses on a single mother dealing with economic challenges during the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2021
Uncertain COVID-19 vaccine progress leaves economy at risk, says BOJ chief
Haruhiko Kuroda said the domestic economy remains in a 'severe' state and economic activities are at levels lower than before the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2021
29% of quarantining arrivals in Japan not confirming their location
According to data revealed to a Liberal Democratic Party policy committee, another 20% have failed to report their health condition as required.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 19, 2021
IOC reassures anxious public over safety of Tokyo Games
The organization has offered to dispatch its own medical personnel in an effort to tamp down rising local sentiment against the troubled Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2021
Taiwan aims to keep chip production humming as COVID-19 spreads
Taiwan’s government has pledged to try to keep the world supplied with chips even as COVID-19 cases escalate, while anticipating a limited impact from its worst outbreak so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021
Get a COVID-19 shot, win $1 million
How can more Americans be persuaded to get their shots? Insights from behavioral economics can help.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021
Tokyo: One of the few cities capable of holding the Olympics amid pandemic
The athletes, officials and members of the press will import the virus into an Olympic host city during an ongoing pandemic. That can only be assumed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2021
Most Japanese medical workers still not fully vaccinated as Olympics loom
Cabinet figures released this week showed that three months into the nation's COVID-19 vaccination push, less than 40% of all medical workers in the country were fully inoculated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2021
How Mumbai officials made city better prepared for COVID-19 than Delhi
The city's success has partly been attributed to a decentralized system set up during the first wave, which included neighborhood war rooms to manage cases by locality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2021
Mizuho requires staff returning to U.S. offices to be vaccinated
Wall Street is seeking to bring staff back as vaccines help the U.S. recover from a pandemic that forced most employees to work from home.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 19, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama sympathetic with Olympic virus concerns
The Masters champion, though eager to compete in the Tokyo Games, is focused on winning more major tournaments after his triumph at Augusta National.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021
Guam offers vaccine vacations for U.S. expats in Asia, but not a relaxing break
Travelers to the Pacific island, which has travel alerts in place and a rising number of coronavirus cases, will face challenges including quarantine protocols.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2021
Japan expands travel ban on foreign residents to cover Bangladesh and the Maldives
Foreign residents who have left before the latest entry ban is in place will be able to return even after Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2021
Japan mulls letting pharmacists administer COVID-19 vaccines
The government will study the option after seeing whether the addition of dentists is enough to mitigate a dearth of doctors and nurses when it comes delivering the vaccines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2021
Flaw in Japan vaccine reservation system leaves government red-faced
The state-run system for the mass-vaccination center in Tokyo was found to accept municipality code and vaccination ticket numbers that were not issued by the respective authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 18, 2021
Fujifilm says it can make detection kits for new COVID-19 variants in a month
The Japanese firm has developed a kit that can identify the L452R variant, first identified in India and California and recently found in Tokyo.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
Rainy season ends in Tokai and Kanto regions
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district on Thursday. The rainy season appears to have ended in the regions of Tokai and Kanto, including Tokyo, on Thursday, according to the Meteorological Agency.
India’s envoy in Japan calls for boosted supply chain and defense cooperation
Indian Ambassador Sibi George says one of his main tasks in his post is to boost Japanese public and private investments the South Asian powerhouse.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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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