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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2021
Britain’s next answer to COVID-19 is to prepare to live with it
The U.K. plan is a pilot for whether nations can do enough to end damaging lockdowns and essentially learn to live with the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2021
Russia reports world's first cases of H5N8 bird flu in humans
Russia said it found the world’s first cases of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza in humans, though the virus isn’t yet spreading between people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 20, 2021
Line between solitude and withdrawal becomes blurred in Japan amid pandemic
More than half of the nationwide hikikomori population of 1.15 million are between 40 and 64 years old.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2021
People who have had COVID-19 should get single vaccine dose, studies suggest
New studies show that one shot of a vaccine can greatly amplify antibody levels in those who have recovered from the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2021
Pfizer’s vaccine works well after one dose and doesn’t always need ultracold storage
A study in Israel showed that the vaccine is robustly effective after the first shot, raising the possibility that regulators in some countries could authorize delaying a second dose.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2021
Smell in the time of COVID-19
Smell, as much of the world is discovering in the pandemic, has long been our most underrated sense.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 17, 2021
This is what you need to know to get a coronavirus vaccine in Japan
More than two months after the U.K. and the U.S., Japan finally embarked on an unprecedented coronavirus vaccination blitz Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2021
'Hard to bring tears out': Stunned by pandemic, some Americans struggle to grieve
Even for those Americans who have grown numb after a year of grim statistics, the 500,000-death milestone is a startling reminder of the monumental loss the pandemic is leaving in its trail.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine distribution has a fairness problem
Perfection is impossible. But there's a way to do justice to both science and ethics: Focus vaccines on geographic hot spots and the elderly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2021
Japan prepares to dispense Pfizer vaccine from Wednesday after formal approval
Up to 20,000 front-line medical staffers at state-run hospitals are set to be the first to receive the vaccines, followed by 3.7 million other health care workers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2021
On WHO trip, China refused to hand over important data
The information could be key to determining how and when the outbreak started, and to learning how to prevent future pandemics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2021
Number of COVID-19 patients who died outside hospitals spikes in Japan
Of the total of 132, 56 people had tested positive for the virus before dying while infections in the remaining 76 came to light after their deaths.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2021
Japan’s handling of COVID-19 lacks transparency
Japan's relatively rosy figures on COVID-19 are a reflection of several issues that illustrate the lack of transparency in government and public health authorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2021
We need an operation warp speed for the world
More than half of the 12.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses planned for delivery this year are spoken for, mostly by developed nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Will East Asia win the pandemic?
East Asian economies should take great pride in what they achieved in 2020. But they cannot rest on their laurels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Tokyo reports 412 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
Although cases of the deadly virus fell nationwide, fatalities still remain high for many areas, including Tokyo and Osaka.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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