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HEALTH

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2020
New coronavirus infections total 15 in Tokyo, marking sixth straight day under 50
Monday's figure, which also marks a ninth consecutive day under 100, brings the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the capital to 4,883.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2020
Defending virus handling, Abe signals willingness to compile second extra budget
Under pressure from opposition party lawmakers, the prime minister is forced to defend his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 11, 2020
Men have high levels of enzyme key to COVID-19 infection, study finds
Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of a big European study showed Monday — a finding that may help explain why men are more vulnerable to infection with COVID-19.
WORLD
May 10, 2020
WHO sees Russia pandemic stabilizing as total cases hit 200,000
The World Health Organization offered a glimmer of hope to Russia’s escalating efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic by saying the spread of the deadly pathogen in the country may be reaching its peak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 9, 2020
Breaking down the government's response to COVID-19
How prepared was Japan for the pandemic, and how well can it medically adapt to the emergency going forward?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2020
Bowing to pressure, Tokyo releases COVID-19 testing and infection data dating back to January
The release, which marks a significant shift in disclosure policy, details the capital's testing totals, daily infection counts and infection rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 8, 2020
Singapore expats ask for rent cuts as employers tighten belts
Singapore expats are often envied for their generous pay packets but facing the prospect of salary cuts as the coronavirus batters businesses, some are tightening their belts and asking for lower rent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2020
Tokyo reports 23 new coronavirus cases
The capital is reported to have kept the number of new cases each day to double digits for five consecutive days.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2020
Paris tests face-mask recognition software on metro riders
The Paris metro authority is testing CCTV software to detect whether travelers are wearing face masks.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 7, 2020
Shore up Japan's weakened health care system
The coronavirus crisis has exposed grave vulnerabilities in the nation's medical services.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 7, 2020
South Korean findings suggest 'reinfected' virus cases are false positives
South Korean health authorities raised new concerns about the novel coronavirus after reporting last month that dozens of patients who had recovered from the illness later tested positive again.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2020
Coronavirus spread swiftly around world from late 2019, study finds
A genetic study of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world after it emerged in China sometime between October and December last year, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2020
Trump to refocus coronavirus task force on economic revival
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday his coronavirus task force would shift its primary focus to reviving U.S. business and social life, while acknowledging that reopening the economy could put more lives at risk.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic pushing up price of illegal drugs, U.N. says
The pandemic is having a mixed effect on drug production in different regions and on smuggling by air, land and sea, according to a new report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2020
Mike Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths
The U.S. Secretary of State has said China is still withholding virus samples needed for global vaccine research.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

Podcast

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