Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Tokyoites over 65 or with pre-existing conditions urged to refrain from using Go To Travel
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike made the request shortly after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Japan to keep funding domestic tourism under new stimulus package, draft shows
The outline underscores Suga's resolve to keep businesses open, even as Japan faces a resurgence in coronavirus infections, which is quickly filling up hospital beds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Viral hit: 'Sanmitsu' — the 'Three Cs' — declared Japan's buzzword of 2020
The 'Three Cs” approach to the pandemic, popularized by Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, refers to avoiding closed spaces, crowds and close-contact situations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2020
Putting economy first, Suga hesitant to rein in Go To Travel program
The prime minister seems to hold the view that any cure involving a loss of economic momentum would be worse than the disease.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
China’s hard line against Australia is a lesson for us all
Australia is the proverbial canary in the coal mine — and wolves eat canaries in one bite.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Olympic rings reinstalled in Tokyo Bay ahead of postponed games
The 15-meter-tall, 69-ton structure was first installed in January to mark six months until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2020
A triumph of German innovation and immigration
The great advantage of BioNTech's approach is that it allows for the production of more than one billion vaccine doses within the space of just a few months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 1, 2020
B. League financials escape worst of pandemic's impact
Officials reported on Monday that 2019-20 revenues increased slightly from the previous year despite the cancellation of the season in March due to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 1, 2020
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim, U.S. analyst says
China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2020
U.S. military in Okinawa reports single-day record 72 new COVID-19 cases
The marines said there were no indications that those infected had spread the disease to the larger population surrounding the bases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020
Moderna to seek U.S. and EU clearance for COVID-19 vaccine
The move came after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19 with no serious safety problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2020
Warp speed for clean energy? That won't work.
It might it be easier for the government to subsidize battery research, rather than pre-ordering particular battery units for later distribution? Maybe so, and it would be smart policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2020
Key Japanese lawmaker says third extra budget may not be last
A key ruling party lawmaker said an extra budget being drafted now may not be the end of Japan’s stimulus spending this fiscal year given the uncertainty surrounding the spread of the coronavirus.

Longform

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