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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2020
The post-pandemic recovery’s missing link is trust
As with the 2008 global financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has decisively weakened public confidence in expertise.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2020
Britain is at COVID-19 tipping point, health minister says
Britain is at a tipping point on COVID-19, health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday, warning that a second national lockdown could be imposed if people don't follow government rules designed to stop the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 19, 2020
Pandemic spurs more terminally ill to opt for home care
With visitation being severely limited in many hospitals, people are choosing to spend their final days with loved ones.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 17, 2020
Professor helps Japanese athletes deal with mental health after Olympic postponement
Some who had hoped to compete in this year's games have found the mental challenges of COVID-19 disruption more taxing than its impact on their physical training.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2020
Tokyo reports 171 new cases of coronavirus
Thursday's figure brought the cumulative number of people infected with the virus in the capital to 23,608.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
Will the coronavirus turn out green or brown?
This year's dip in greenhouse gases will make the world no more likely to achieve the goal of slowing climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2020
'Vaccine nationalism': Seductive and dangerous
Medecins Sans Frontieres warns that the global scramble to hoard vaccines by rich countries will feed a dangerous trend of 'vaccine nationalism.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2020
A vaccine could slow down job growth
Businesses and other re-openings would depend on the widespread distribution of a vaccine. Experts are uncertain about how long that would take.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020
Tokyo reports 80 new coronavirus cases
Monday's figure brought the cumulative number of people infected with the virus in the capital to 23,083.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2020
Googling for gastrointestinal symptoms predicts COVID-19 hot spots, study finds
Internet searches on gastrointestinal symptoms predicted a rise in COVID-19 cases weeks later, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found, demonstrating a novel early warning system for hot spots of the pandemic disease.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 11, 2020
Could COVID-19 have long-term effect on athletes' health?
Most elite athletes have avoided serious symptoms after testing positive, but evidence of long-term heart and lung issues has some officials concerned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2020
Traders are getting smarter about the vaccine race
Investors watching the COVID-19 vaccine development process could be forgiven for thinking it's not so hard. The effort has moved extraordinarily quickly so far, and with few hiccups.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2020
Japan Sumo Association says 19 wrestlers have tested positive for COVID-19
The entire Tamanoi stable will sit out the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament that begins this weekend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Domestic violence amid a pandemic
One of the most neglected consequences of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 is the increasing violence against women of all ages. U.N. Women has called it “the shadow pandemic,” and António Guterres, the U.N. Secretary-General has said, “Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Vaccine politics demand more from big pharma
The FDA usually wants high standards while drugmakers push boundaries. But political pressure and public unease over a rushed process has forced a role reversal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2020
Tokyo reports 77 new coronavirus cases Monday, lowest in two months
On Sunday, a total of 451 new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed in 23 prefectures and airport quarantine stations across Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020
Iceland has very good news about coronavirus immunity
The emergence of a handful of people reinfected by SARS-Cov-2 — including individuals in Hong Kong, Italy and the U.S. — has sparked panic over the future course of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2020
Mental health of Japanese kids nearly worst among rich nations, UNICEF says
Bullying at school and difficulties at home are behind the poor showing, the U.N. Children's Fund found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2020
Tokyo reports 211 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday
A government panel on virus prevention said Wednesday it is too early to say if the resurgence since the end of a state of emergency in late May is over.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 3, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine front-runners will soon see their moment of truth
Early safety data is key; unlike drugs, vaccines are typically given to relatively healthy people and shouldn't create severe risks.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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