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INDIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2021
Indian diaspora struggles to help homeland ‘gasping for air’
The diaspora is collecting funds, lobbying governments in countries where they reside and making pledges to shuttle essential supplies and equipment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2021
Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.
In March and early April, millions of largely unmasked people attended religious festivals and political rallies that were held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2021
A new virus variant is infecting millions in India. What could its spread mean for Japan?
The Japanese government announced on Monday that it has so far detected a total 21 cases of the Indian variant, including 20 cases confirmed via airport quarantine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2021
Biden bans most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2021
How India’s vaccine push faltered and left a country in chaos
India has fully vaccinated less than 2% of its 1.3 billion-strong population, inoculation centers say they're running short of doses and exports have all but stopped.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2021
Amid pandemic chaos and protests, India's farmers eye record wheat crop
While India battles soaring COVID-19 infections, on the outskirts of New Delhi, thousands of farmers still occupy camps where they are keeping up a monthslong sit-in protest against government legislation that they say harms them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2021
Indians rush for vaccines as COVID-19 death toll tops 200,000
The second wave of infections has seen at least 300,000 people test positive each day for the past week, overwhelming health facilities and crematoriums.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2021
‘It’s like a war’: Inside an India hospital desperate for oxygen
The world's fastest-growing virus surge now threatens to spawn new variants that undermine efforts in more developed countries to vaccinate the public and get back to life as normal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021
India’s COVID-19 tsunami
Now, with more than 300,000 new cases a day and the death toll evidently much higher than reported, India is no one's idea of a global leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2021
Japan, Australia and India launch network to strengthen supply chains
The move came as the three countries have been working together to address vulnerabilities in the global manufacturing system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2021
As India reels, vaccine hoarding could backfire on rich nations
There is a growing realization that vaccine nationalism has the potential to ultimately prolong the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021
Indian politicians vow to pay women for housework as virus rages
If enacted, the stipends would be some of the first in the world to specifically address women's unpaid labor, which economists estimate accounts for up to 39% of global GDP.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021
Medical supplies pour into India as COVID-19 deaths approach 200,000
Over the past 24 hours, India recorded 323,144 new cases, slightly below a worldwide peak of 352,991 it reached on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. to share AstraZeneca vaccine stockpile as India battles COVID-19 surge
The U.S. has used wartime powers and contractual clauses to give its orders priority, with no known doses made there having gone to any buyer other than the U.S. government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
More than 20 new cases of Indian COVID-19 variant found in Japan
A senior government official acknowledged that it would be 'difficult' to completely stifle the variant in the country if it began to spread more widely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2021
The pandemic will be more deadly this year — particularly for India
The more people infected in emerging countries, the more opportunities COVID-19 will have to develop into fresh strains and prolong this death and misery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2021
World's biggest COVID-19 crisis threatens Modi's grip on India
The political fallout of Modi's handling of the pandemic may become clear on May 2, when election results are due to be announced for the five states voting over the past month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2021
Japan’s new emissions goals a step forward but not enough to hit 2050 target
Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
'Beg, borrow, steal': The battle for oxygen among New Delhi's hospitals
Hospitals are unable to guarantee basic services and thousands of lives hang in the balance — a stark warning of how India's health care system is buckling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 22, 2021
Indian maids count cost of COVID-19 in testing times
Some housing complexes have even put up camps to test staff for free before they enter the building, but many employers are insisting the maids pay for the tests from their own wages.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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