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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2020
Critics ask 'Where's Abe?' as coronavirus spreads in Japan
As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2020
First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover
Iraq shut schools and universities on Tuesday and told citizens to avoid mass gatherings, as it rushed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its neighbour Iran, hit by what appears to be the worst outbreak outside of China.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2020
U.S. begins first coronavirus clinical trial testing Gilead's experimental drug
U.S. health officials said on Tuesday the first clinical trial testing Gilead Sciences Inc.'s experimental antiviral drug, remdesivir, in hospitalized patients with the coronavirus has started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could get much worse
Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2020
Fears over COVID-19 threaten globalization rule book
What the international spread of the coronavirus would bring with it politically, culturally and economically remains a mystery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
Japan rolls out policies aimed at containing mass infection
The health ministry on Tuesday rolled out a basic set of policies on handling COVID-19 infections as the government tries desperately to curb the spread of the disease within the limited window available.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
South Korea's Moon says situation 'very grave' as mass virus tests begin
South Korean health authorities said on Tuesday they aim to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge of new coronavirus cases as President Moon Jae-in said the situation was "very grave."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
Canadian families 'plead urgently' for third evacuation flight from Wuhan
Canadian citizens and permanent residents who remain in Wuhan, China, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, need to be brought home on a third evacuation plane, a group of families urged the federal government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan prompts travel advisory revisions
At least nine governments have called on their citizens to refrain from nonessential visits or to exercise increased caution during trips to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak highlights need for independent CDC-style body in Japan
Experts say the agency taking point on the current health crisis lacks the administrative autonomy and power to take effective action.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2020
Global spread of coronavirus raises pandemic fears
Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew on Monday after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea, but China relaxed restrictions on movements in several places including Beijing as its rates of new infections eased.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 24, 2020
As pandemic looms, world's top disease fighter engages Xi in delicate quest for cooperation
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has perhaps the most thankless job in global public health. As director-general of the World Health Organization, the former Ethiopian health minister is racing against time to prevent a dangerous new coronavirus in China from precipitating a worldwide pandemic.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2020
Free Japanese-language medical app offers advice about coronavirus
A Japanese medical advice app provider is making a limited time offer of a free app that allows users to seek advice from doctors about the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2020
Big data won't save you from COVID-19
In an era where everything seems quantifiable, it's unsettling that the information we've got on this deadly outbreak is approximate at best.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2020
'Superspreaders': What are they and what do they do?
South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has described an outbreak of coronavirus infections linked to a church in the city of Daegu as a "superspreading event." But experts, including the WHO, say the term is poorly defined.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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