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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall below 10,000
The capital confirmed 9,635 new infections Sunday, down by about 6,200 from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 4, 2022
Monkeypox challenge for Japan is not just disease but stigma, too
The WHO has stressed the disease is not only transmitted through sex, and that anybody, regardless of sexual orientation, can be infected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan drop by about 64,000 week on week
New infections in Tokyo came to 12,413, down by 6,010 from a week before, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo marks week-on-week fall in cases for 11th straight day
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 15,051.6, compared with 23,308.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2022
To fight monkeypox and other viruses, look harder in the sewers
Health authorities rely on a patchwork system for testing wastewater, often missing important information about virus outbreaks such as monkeypox.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 15,428 cases, down around 10,000 from a week before
The seven-day average of new cases fell 31.9% from a week earlier to 16,291.3, on the tenth straight day of week-on-week decline in daily figures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2022
Race for monkeypox vaccines exposes global health inequality
Despite efforts to set up an equitable distribution mechanism for vaccines, some marginalized groups may face a longer wait than others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2022
'It felt like my insides were crying': China COVID curbs weigh on youth mental health
Medical experts fear for teenagers and young adults, who are more vulnerable due to their age and lack of control over their lives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022
'Crying all the time': Monkeypox patients reveal psychological scars
The global monkeypox outbreak has 'reawakened the trauma of HIV,' despite the disease being far less deadly, said Nicolas Derche of the French LGBT group SOS.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan cases below 100,000 for first time since July 19
Tokyo reported 9,880 cases on Monday, pushing the seven-day average of new infections down 24% from a week before to 18,800.9.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
India's state-funded helmet promises 'fresh air' in battle against winter smog
Tests on New Delhi's streets by an independent laboratory confirmed it can keep more than 80% of pollutants out of users' nostrils.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2022
Kishida shows leadership at TICAD on global health and security
Although Japan increased its African development aid pledge to the Global Fund every time since inception, the pledge over the weekend was no easy feat for the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
Chinese province bordering Beijing expands COVID-19 lockdown
Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of China's Hebei province that borders Beijing, said mass testing will be done on residents in in four major downtown districts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases fall by about 8,900 week-on-week
Tokyo confirmed 15,834 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as the seven-day average in the capital came to 19,544.4, compared with 25,892.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo fall by more than 8,100
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 20,822.4 compared with 25,601.1 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2022
Japan looks to simplify COVID survey and deal with virus like seasonal flu
In a trial possibly starting in mid-September, the government plans to select some medical institutions and ask them to report the number of infections regularly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 23,129 new infections as nationwide cases rise
Cases in the capital were down by about 4,300 from a week before on Thursday, while the national figure for Wednesday showed an increase of about 12,000 on the week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 25,444 new cases
The number of daily new coronavirus cases in the capital fell by about 4,000 from a week earlier on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2022
Japan reports record daily COVID-19 death toll of 343
New COVID-19 fatalities were confirmed in 44 prefectures, with Osaka reporting 42 deaths and Tokyo and Kanagawa each confirming 25.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2022
With COVID-19 cases still high, Japan debates how best to monitor them
The present system is being reviewed by health authorities, as it places an enormous administrative burden on medical institutions.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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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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