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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2020
First documented coronavirus reinfection reported in Hong Kong
A 33-year-old man was infected a second time with the coronavirus more than four months after his first bout, the first documented case of so-called reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong reported Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020
What do we know about Abe's health?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time in days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 24, 2020
A simple 'How are you doing?' can be a lifeline for stressed-out parents
Geoff Morris provides a place for parents in Osaka to entertain their kids while having a nice healthy venting session.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2020
New antibody tests offer better snapshot of COVID-19 immunity
A new crop of COVID-19 antibody tests measures the level of protection someone has built up against the deadly virus and may help determine which vaccines are most effective.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 19, 2020
South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus risk as church outbreaks spread
The 297 new infections mark the sixth straight day of triple-digit increases in a country that has managed to blunt several previous outbreaks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2020
Coronavirus antibodies disappear in months. Is that a cause for concern?
Research has poured cold water on the optimism of those who have been working around the clock to produce vaccines against the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2020
Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports
Two cities say they have found traces in frozen food imported from Brazil and Ecuador, but the World Health Organization is downplaying the risk of the virus entering the food chain.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2020
South Korea and U.S. to hold smaller military drills due to coronavirus
South Korea and the United States will kick off their annual joint military drills this week but without mobilizing U.S.-based troops after scaling back the program due to coronavirus concerns, South Korean media reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 11, 2020
New Zealand locks down Auckland after first virus cases in months
New Zealand reported its first local cases of the coronavirus in more than 100 days and put its largest city Auckland into lockdown to prevent another outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2020
Vaccine confronts humanity with next moral test
Who gets coronavirus protection first (and last)? Who profits (and loses)? What is “informed consent” (if it exists)? Divided societies face agonizing choices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2020
Where's the sympathy for lonely young people?
With job losses and support networks having closed down, some are feeling the effects of the pandemic more acutely.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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