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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 12,211 new cases, setting a new high for a Monday
The number of severely ill patients rose by three from Sunday to 48. Eight new deaths from COVID-19 were reported in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
Kishida pushes for a million daily COVID shots in bid to speed up booster rollout
With daily infections hitting record highs in many parts of the nation, the government is also set to decide early this week on whether to extend a quasi-state of emergency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2022
Afghanistan’s health care system is collapsing under stress
The funding necessary for Afghanistan's health system to survive has dried up due to sanctions imposed on the Taliban, leading to overburdened hospitals in danger of shutting down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2022
Japan aims to have children wear face masks at day care
A panel wrote in their recommendations that children are 'recommended to wear masks when possible,' but that it would depend on their individual development.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2022
COVID’s endemic shift means a slowdown for virus product makers
Demand for at-home tests will probably slow first while sales of more reliable PCRs will show more resilience, according to medical supply executives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2022
Tokyo changes COVID-19 emergency-request threshold to focus on severe patients
Tokyo had previously set a 50% occupancy rate of hospital beds designated for virus patients as the threshold for requesting a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 3, 2022
In Japan, a thousand digital eyes keep watch over the elderly
The surveillance programs offer the promise of protecting those in cognitive decline while helping them retain some independence, but they have also evoked fears of authoritarian overreach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2022
The COVID-19 vaccine we need now may not be a shot
Nasal vaccines may be the best way to prevent infections long term, because they provide protection exactly where it is needed to fend off the virus: the mucosal linings of the airways.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Feb 2, 2022
What you need to know about recovering from COVID-19 at home
To lower the burden on health care systems, the rules for self-isolation are changing — here's a rundown of the latest from the health ministry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2022
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are unlikely to transmit to babies
Pregnant women who are COVID-19 positive when they give birth rarely transmit the virus to their newborns because it is not an agent that circulates in the bloodstream very frequently.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2022
How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?
Pfizer said final trial results showed that its treatment reduced the chance of hospitalization or death by 89%, while Merck said their pill reduced those chances by 30%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2022
Japan cuts quarantine for those entering country from 10 days to seven
Japan's business community, among others, had called for the period to be shortened by taking into account the omicron variant's characteristics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2022
Beset by legal battles, Brazilian asbestos town eyes a safer future
The asbestos extraction firm Sama S.A., operating in the city of Minacu, is the world's third-largest chrysotile asbestos producer, shipping it to more than 150 countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2022
No exit from 'COVID-zero': China struggles to find policy off-ramp
While some analysts view China's approach as 'unsustainable,' many health experts say the country has no choice but to continue given its less developed health system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2022
Some antibody drugs for COVID-19 may not be effective on omicron
Some antibody medicines, including Ronapreve, may not be effective against the highly mutated omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to researchers at Japanese and U.S. institutes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2022
New research hints at four factors that may increase chances of long COVID
The researchers, who followed more than 200 patients for two to three months after their COVID-19 diagnoses, said the findings might suggest ways to prevent or treat some cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022
Moderna starts trial for omicron-specific booster shot
The news comes a day after rival vaccine developer Pfizer Inc. launched a similar trial.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022
We’ll all have some immunity to COVID-19 soon
The end of immunological naivete to COVID-19 in the U.S. should change how we think about the disease and what policies we put in place to manage it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022
Japan set to miss booster target as omicron muddles rollout plan
About 2.6 million people had received their third dose as of Tuesday, about 18% of the target for January, according to government figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022
Breaking point: Japan's outpatient clinics overstretched amid omicron surge
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 variant is causing apprehension at the clinics, generally the first stop for individuals to check if they have the virus.
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’

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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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