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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2020
Hospital stay broadens array of treatments available to Trump
Early in the coronavirus outbreak, hospitals across the U.S. told patients to avoid going to the emergency room or even the doctor’s office unless they were seriously sick or perhaps having trouble breathing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2020
Tokyo reports 208 new COVID-19 cases
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Saturday it had confirmed 208 new cases of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, after reporting 196 infections a day earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2020
AstraZeneca's Japanese COVID-19 vaccine trial back on, but U.S. still paused
The British drugmaker said the early-to-mid-stage trial for the vaccine against the coronavirus resumed in Japan after consultations with the national health regulator
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2020
Tats not all, folks: Behind the Supreme Court's tattoo ruling
Supreme Court ruling in tattoo case can be seen as a rare example of Japan's courts second-guessing a regulator as to the interpretation of regulations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2020
How Russia shortened the COVID-19 vaccine race to declare victory
Russia’s version of America’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine project is located far from the Kremlin on a sleepy side street on the outskirts of Moscow.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2020
A million COVID-19 deaths must drive world to act together
The economic impact of this crisis has reached historic proportions; and, while not as bad as the Great Depression, it is far worse than the Great Recession a decade ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020
Why the true coronavirus death toll may be way over 1 million
Even in countries with sophisticated health systems, mortality is difficult to accurately gauge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020
Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases Monday
People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 26, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 28, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020
In Brazil's Amazon, a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes
Researchers suggested a fall in COVID-19 deaths in Manaus pointed to herd immunity, but they also believe antibodies may not last more than a few months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2020
Modi bets the farm. It was about time.
Almost 9 out of 10 Indian farmers have less than five acres. A majority carry on reluctantly, barely able to scratch out a living.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 26, 2020
Japan's remote workforce packs on a few pounds amid pandemic
Some reports suggest that women put on an average of 2.6 kilograms in April and May. Men, by comparison, added an average of 3.3 kilograms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2020
72% of children in Japan feel stress over coronavirus pandemic, poll shows
More than 70 percent of schoolchildren in Japan feel stress as a result of the spread of the coronavirus, according to a survey by a state-run medical institute.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2020
Study shows why children fight off COVID-19 better than adults
Why the coronavirus affects children much less severely than adults has become an enduring mystery of the pandemic. The vast majority of children do not get sick; when they do, they usually recover.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2020
China says WHO gave blessing for coronavirus vaccine emergency use program
The World Health Organization supported China's campaign to vaccinate certain people against coronavirus in July while clinical trials were still under way, a Chinese health official said Friday, although some experts have expressed concern about the move.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2020
Japanese researchers trial early warning test for acute COVID-19 cases
Japanese researchers have developed a blood test they say appears to serve as an early warning system for serious cases of COVID-19, and deployed 500 prototype machines to trial its effectiveness nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 25, 2020
This is why COVID-19 may be life-threatening for some patients
The common thread in the research is the lack of a substance called interferon that helps orchestrate the body's defense against viral pathogens.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 23, 2020
Double whammy for minorities key in vaccine race, Fauci says
There is a toxic combination for minorities that translates into higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates than the population at large, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020
Avoiding a 'climate lockdown'
To avoid such a lockdown scenario aimed at mitigating climate change, the world must overhaul its economic structures and do capitalism differently.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 23, 2020
Tokyo reports 59 coronavirus cases as testing drops over holiday
The figure was the lowest for the capital since June 30, when it reported 54 cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2020
The rise of Covidnomics
Once links between medicine and economics are pinpointed, fascinating policy ideas begin to emerge.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘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.
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.
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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