Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020
As Trump seeks to project strength, doctors disclose alarming episodes
New details raised questions about the credibility of the information provided about the president during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2020
Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats
East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country's rail network was privatized in 1987.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020
Trump’s doctor sows confusion with reversals on president’s vitals
A briefing on Sunday included a series of inconsistent or misleading responses that left the country with an incomplete snapshot of Trump's health.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
Tokyo confirms 108 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 108 new coronavirus cases on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020
The perils of COVID-19 and big brother government in Asia
Governments' newfound authority to regulate behavior and collect personal data due to the pandemic risks enabling serious violations of civil liberties and human rights.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 4, 2020
How to get a driver’s license in Japan
COVID-19 giving you second thoughts about taking the train? You're not alone. Here are several ways you can get a Japanese driver's license.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Oct 4, 2020
Similarities between Spanish flu and COVID-19 illustrated in Tohoku
An economic slump, a collapse in the medical system, school shutdowns and face mask shortages all made the news — in 1918.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 4, 2020
How Japanese auto parts makers made masks and beds during coronavirus outbreak
Companies repurposed factory space and gave staff new duties to keep themselves and medical facilities stocked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Oct 4, 2020
Private renters in Sapporo launch domestic travel campaign as global travel stalls
In the six months to August, 709 minpaku properties closed down in Sapporo, their number down to around 80 percent of their peak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
Japan's new top spokesman stresses the need for digitalization as part of coronavirus response
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed Japan’s fragility in the digital realm and the need for a quick, broad solution to supply chain issues, the top government spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020
'Shocking discrimination': Japan's sex industry cries foul over exclusion from government aid
A lawsuit has ignited a debate over whether the sector should qualify for subsidies, laying bare a deep-seated distrust of an industry often associated with immorality.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2020
Chiefs-Patriots game off after Cam Newton positive for COVID-19
The game is the second to be postponed due to a coronavirus infection, joining the Titans-Steelers game that has been pushed back to Oct. 25.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2020
Relying on testing to ward off COVID-19 put Trump White House at risk
The president often skipped his own administration's public health recommendations on mask wearing and social distancing, explaining that 'everyone's tested” around him.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 3, 2020
The not-so-secret allure of camping in Japan amid a pandemic
Public transport isn't generally an option, campers seldom use restaurants or hotels, and social distancing is virtually a given.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
COVID-19 accelerates the irritation in society we all feel
“If a married couple can't get along in a pandemic, who can?”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2020
The rights and wrongs of targeted lockdowns
With some groups more likely than others to be killed by COVID-19, the idea of keeping certain groups indoors has surfaced.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2020
Hospital stay broadens array of treatments available to Trump
Early in the coronavirus outbreak, hospitals across the U.S. told patients to avoid going to the emergency room or even the doctor’s office unless they were seriously sick or perhaps having trouble breathing.

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