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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's cases top 8,000 for second day as tallies rise nationwide
Fears have spread over the onset of a seventh wave, likely fueled by a new omicron subvariant, with higher case counts reported this week in all of the nation's 47 prefectures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,341 new cases, topping 8,000 for the first time since April
The Japanese capital saw its daily infection number grow week on week for the 19th straight day, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 6, 2022
China's private health system hurt by tough coronavirus controls
Dozens of private hospitals have declared bankruptcy in China during the past two years, pushed over the edge by the cost of complying with the country's 'COVID zero' policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2022
Record 15,000 people needed hospital care in June due to historic heat wave
The figure for the month was more than double the previous high of 6,980 recorded in 2011.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022
Reduced U.S. testing is blurring view of the pandemic
As public testing sites have winnowed, more states have also stopped giving daily data updates, creating a foggier look at the state of virus across the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases top 5,000, doubling week-on-week
The daily tally in the capital topped the 5,000 mark for the first time since April 28.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022
Japan to launch survey on weight and dietary habits of young women
Being underweight puts individual health at greater risk, and underweight mothers can present a danger to newborn children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 2,772 cases as week-on-week rise continues
New COVID-19 cases in the capital on Monday were up by 1,255 from a week earlier, posting a week-on-week increase for the 17th straight day.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2022
COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement
Politicization of COVID-19 shots has bolstered the anti-vaccine movement, contributing to the decline in routine immunizations for measles, polio and other dangerous diseases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2022
Hong Kong’s Lee sees no need for mass COVID-19 testing for now
Hong Kong on Sunday reported a total of 1,828 new COVID-19 cases, 147 of them imported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Japan’s secret to taming the coronavirus: peer pressure
The country has never mandated masks or vaccinations, but it's evaded the worst of COVID-19, thanks to a fear of public shaming and the “self restraint police.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo continue upward trend
Tokyo confirmed 3,788 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, up by about 1,700 from a week before, recording the 16th straight day of week-on-week increase.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2022
COVID air war being lost, experts warn, urging mass ventilation
The world is still not using one of its most effective weapons against COVID-19 — properly ventilating public spaces — more than two years into the pandemic, experts warn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 3,546 new cases as experts point to risk of sharp rise
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Thursday raised its alert level for COVID-19 infections to the second-highest of four levels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new cases rise week-on-week for 13th straight day
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has raised its coronavirus alert level to the second-highest of four levels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2022
Singer R. Kelly given 30-year prison term for racketeering and sex crimes
The sentence was imposed nine months after Kelly, 55, was convicted of exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022
WHO worried by global impact of U.S. abortion ruling
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the decision by the top U.S. court to scrap half a century of constitutional protections for abortion rights as 'a setback.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,474 more cases than last week
New infections in the capital marked a week-on-week increase for the 12th consecutive day, with the seven-day average rising 37.3%.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022
U.S. medical experts call for omicron-specific COVID boosters
The panel faced a challenge in making predictions about the future course of a virus that has frequently defied predictions and mutates even faster than the flu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new infections mark week-on-week rise for 11th day
The capital confirmed 2,514 new infections Tuesday, rising 551 from a week earlier.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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