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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 30, 2021
Cooling measures all the more crucial for Paralympic athletes
Temperatures have regularly topped 30 degrees Celsius since the start of the Olympics more than a month ago, and the high heat is set to continue through the remainder of the Paralympics.
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JAPAN
Aug 29, 2021
Japan looks at mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
The health ministry is weighing mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines to help ease supply concerns and accelerate the country's inoculation program.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2021
New treatment emerges amid COVID-19 vaccine efficacy concerns
With studies showing COVID-19 vaccine efficacy declining faster than expected, boosters aren't the only option, and in some cases they may not even be the best.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 29, 2021
Self-care tips from experts to get you out of the delta doldrums
Lethargy. Languishing. Listlessness. Whatever you call it, it's what we're all feeling. The important thing is you're not alone, and there are ways to get through this prolonged state.
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JAPAN
Aug 28, 2021
Staff shortages and delta threaten Japan's highly successful record of treating severe COVID-19 cases
As severe cases surge, hospitals have been hit by a lack of staff as well as a dearth of physicians capable of using special equipment such as ECMO machines.
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COMMUNITY
Aug 28, 2021
Mental health campaign wants you to step up — 21,081 times
An effort to raise awareness of mental health issues in Japan and funding for TELL Japan also looks to get everyone physically active.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2021
Japan ramps up campaign to get youth vaccinated against COVID-19
Incentives such as cars and coupons, as well as new walk-in centers, are being rolled out to tempt vaccine-hesitant young people, but supply issues present a big barrier of their own.
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JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021
Japan to use ¥1.4 trillion in reserve funds for COVID-19 measures
u00a5841.5 billion will be used for more vaccines, while around u00a5235.2 billion was earmarked for coronavirus-related treatments.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2021
Blood clot risk much higher for COVID-19 patients than from vaccines, study finds
The study followed 29 million people who received doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine between December 2020 and April and about 1.7 million COVID-19 patients.
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JAPAN
Aug 26, 2021
Japan's hospitals turn thousands of COVID-19 patients away
The nation's otherwise highly regarded medical system seems unable to adapt quickly to emergencies, or reform to meet such needs.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 26, 2021
Overseas staffer becomes first Tokyo Paralympics-linked COVID-19 case to be hospitalized
Organizers said a total of 15 Games-related people, including two athletes, had tested positive for the virus and that the hospitalized patients' condition was not severe.
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JAPAN
Aug 25, 2021
Japan's state of emergency to be expanded to eight more prefectures
With COVID-19 measures now covering the vast majority of the country, there are growing calls for a state of emergency or quasi-emergency to be implemented nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2021
Schools take action against rising pandemic-linked student suicides
Schools across Japan are stepping up measures against student suicides that have been on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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TENNIS
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. tennis body announces slate of mental health resources ahead of U.S. Open
The United States Tennis Association announced a mental health initiative for players on Tuesday, with the main draw of the U.S. Open kicking off next week.
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JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021
In Japan, college students attending virtual classes struggle with isolation
Recent data has shown the havoc the pandemic is wreaking on the mental health of young people.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2021
China hits zero COVID-19 cases with month of draconian curbs
It's been just over a month, and China has once again squelched COVID-19, bringing its local cases down to zero.
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WORLD
Aug 23, 2021
A COVID-19 booster is the privilege scientists say will curb delta
Some experts say that bolstering antibody levels with an extra dose of vaccine may enable the immune system to swiftly block the variant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 22, 2021
Here’s how to treat COVID-19 vaccine side effects
There's no guarantee that you'll experience side effects from your COVID-19 vaccination, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared for them anyway.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles delta-driven surge
The current wave's speed and severity are overtaking the strategy of targeted cluster tracing Japan has favored over the mass testing used by many nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021
Tokyo COVID-19 patients unable to access hospitals as cases remain high
Nearly 1,000 COVID-19 patients who requested an emergency ambulance service in Tokyo during the first week of August were turned away by hospitals.
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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