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HEALTH 3

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2020
The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?
As infection rates spike nationwide, many labs aren't running anywhere near capacity because of supply-chain bottlenecks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2020
These elite contact tracers show the world how to beat COVID-19
In May, when a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul, health officials quickly unleashed their version of the Navy Seals — elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and laboratory technicians.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2020
Japan to conduct its first nationwide coronavirus-linked mental health survey
The results are to be used at the local level to deal with the emotional fallout from the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2020
Pandemic bolsters case for telemedicine across the Asia-Pacific region
With people reluctant to visit clinics and hospitals due to COVID-19, alternative methods for consultations are being developed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2020
The supply chain to save the world is unprepared for a vaccine
The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships, planes and trucks acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the epic challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2020
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong flags delay to retirement due to coronavirus
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 68, said on Saturday that he may have to delay his plans to step down as leader by the time he is 70 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2020
'Everyone is panicking' over quarantine, says U.K. tourist in Spain
British tourists flying home on Sunday after a holiday in Spain angrily reacted to an abrupt decision by their government to make everyone arriving from the Mediterranean country spend 14 days in quarantine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2020
Britain's response to COVID-19 has been world class
One country has done more than any other to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2020
Fears grow over complacency as Japan sees nationwide coronavirus spike
The government has said there is no need to reimpose a state of emergency despite the country's own apparent second wave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2020
Don’t get depressed over those COVID-19 antibody studies
A real solution to the pandemic won't be found overnight, so be prepared for good news and bad along the way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 24, 2020
Unsung T cells take over immune response when coronavirus antibodies wane
The world's vaccine hunters are hailing the emergence of these crucial cells as they race to find a cure for the deadly contagion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
People are more likely to contract COVID-19 at home, study finds
South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside the home.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2020
China to give $1 billion loan for Latin America vaccine access
China will provide a $1 billion loan for Latin American and Caribbean countries to have access to its COVID-19 vaccine, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top regional diplomats in a meeting, according to the Mexican government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 23, 2020
Signs of farm 'revolution' in India as coronavirus prompts change
Government officials say the so-called direct seeding of rice (DSR) method could increase yields by about one-third and slash costs on workers and water.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2020
Japan to dial back entry restrictions on some foreign residents
The Japanese government on Wednesday announced it will partially roll back entry restrictions as part of its coronavirus countermeasures on foreign nationals, allowing students and business workers with valid legal status to be gradually readmitted to the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020
Trump willing to work with China on COVID-19 vaccine for U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States, despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020
Coronavirus infections could be 27 times higher in South Korea's Daegu
A small South Korean survey of people with no history of COVID-19, but living in a city with the most cases, showed that one in nine had antibodies to the novel coronavirus, indicating the virus may have spread more widely than thought.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020
Asymptomatic spread has become bizarrely controversial
Political spinmeisters are making it hard to draw the fine distinctions needed to keep COVID-19 in check.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020
Japan approves dexamethasone as second drug for coronavirus treatment
The inexpensive and easy-to-obtain drug is used to treat a wide range of conditions including lung disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2020
Wave of promising study results raise hopes for coronavirus vaccines
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects.
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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