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MEDICINE

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2021
First batch of Pfizer vaccine arrives as Japan eyes Sunday approval
Ahead of the formal approval, a health ministry panel is expected to hold a meeting on Friday night to discuss whether the shot should be given the OK.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2021
Japan’s handling of COVID-19 lacks transparency
Japan's relatively rosy figures on COVID-19 are a reflection of several issues that illustrate the lack of transparency in government and public health authorities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2021
We need an operation warp speed for the world
More than half of the 12.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses planned for delivery this year are spoken for, mostly by developed nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Will East Asia win the pandemic?
East Asian economies should take great pride in what they achieved in 2020. But they cannot rest on their laurels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2021
Drugmaker hit with longest-ever suspension in Japan over violations
The order for Kobayashi Kako Co. will be effective starting Wednesday through June 5, said the Fukui Prefectural Government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2021
Japanese doctors warn of long-lasting COVID-19 aftereffects among young people
A survey found that in some cases, people continued to experience difficulty breathing, malaise, and a loss of smell four months after they started showing COVID-19 symptoms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2021
Putin’s once-scorned vaccine now favorite in pandemic fight
The Russian president may reap diplomatic dividends as the nation basks in arguably its biggest scientific breakthrough since the Soviet era.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2021
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot less effective against South African variant, study says
British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with Oxford University appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 6, 2021
Marijuana law reform in Japan contingent on the message
Japanese authorities have demonstrated a strong resistance to trends in other countries to decriminalize and even commercialize the drug's medicinal and recreational consumption.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2021
AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines to be combined in Oxford trial
The trial will allow researchers to see whether two shots of different vaccines produce better or worse results than two doses of the same product.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021
COVID-19 is making rich countries poorer
The cumulative COVID-19 deaths per million people were substantially higher in high-income than in middle-income and low-income countries, even when excluding China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 2, 2021
Leading world in hospital bed availability, Japan still taxed by COVID-19
Despite a relatively low number of cases, prefectures currently under a state of emergency are seeing about 70% of their hospital beds for virus patients occupied.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2021
Personal touch: How U.S. rural communities get COVID-19 shots into arms
Many rural counties have excelled at getting injections into arms fast and efficiently, outpacing big cities despite disadvantages in health care infrastructure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2021
Traveler quarantines aren’t going away soon
There are valid objections around privacy and the risk of exacerbating inequalities. Fortunately, good technology and sound policy should be able to surmount both.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2021
Biden’s vaccine challenge
In many ways, the United States is at war against COVID-19. But the existing systems for delivering what is needed to win are weak, fragmented and, especially, uncoordinated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 31, 2021
Japan’s super-spreader weekends
Recent COVID-19 cases in Japan have shot up sharply, leading to another round of partial lockdowns, but reported cases appear subdued compared to the United States or Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 31, 2021
Pandemic spurs quest to enroll more Black Americans in vaccine trials
The efforts rely on grassroots partners such as churches and health centers, and aim to topple long-standing barriers that keep minorities from participating in trials.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2021
COVID-19 mutations undercut optimism even as more vaccines near
Mutations that likely confer partial resistance to vaccines and antibody treatments are now prevalent in both South Africa and Brazil, and they are threatening to spread worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021
Which COVID-19 vaccine should you get? Experts cite the effect against severe disease
Infectious disease doctors say getting a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which has a lower efficacy against the virus than other vaccines, would still be well worthwhile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2021
Vietnam OKs AstraZeneca vaccine and cuts short Communist Party congress
Vietnam approved its first vaccine for the new coronavirus and cut short a key ruling Communist Party meeting on Saturday as it battled its biggest flare-up yet of COVID-19, state media reported.
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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