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PANDEMIC 2

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2022
Tying and retying the knot
After countless canceled ceremonies, brides- and grooms-to-be are exploring new ways of saying 'I do' — even if that means throwing away age-old traditions like a bouquet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2020
Not even herd immunity can fully protect us
The prevalence of 'superspreaders' may well show the naive nature of ideas of safety.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2020
A more humane post-pandemic social contract
There's reason to hope that the COVID-19 crisis will catalyze a shift toward more just societies
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2020
We’re going on a staycation
Yes, people are itching to travel, but their first holidays are likely to be close to home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020
Coronavirus safety can be fun
Nobody likes masks or social distancing. But everybody can be nudged.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020
The big failure of small government
Countries that have embraced a proactive state have fared better against COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2020
Is universal basic income a done deal?
The social and economic changes that might deal with the mass destruction of jobs by automation are being road-tested right now.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2020
At overloaded thrift shops, coronavirus is wreaking havoc
A glut of donations and a lack of demand have left a crucial American industry reeling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2020
What not to do when faced with a pandemic
Sound and timely information is essential in controlling an epidemic effectively.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020
Why science won’t ace its COVID-19 test
In normal times, the decentralization of research works remarkably well. In a crisis, the usual process is inadequate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020
When will the cure be worse than the disease?
How should we weigh the benefits against the costs of unemployment, social isolation and widespread bankruptcies?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020
It’s still hard to predict who will die from virus
The new coronavirus interacts with human immune systems in complicated ways.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020
Public health and political dogma
Both national and international approaches have to be pursued with balance, vision and wisdom if the COVID-19 pandemic is to be comprehensively defeated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020
The ethics of shopping in a pandemic
We have to make choices about what to take, leave and ask others to get for us.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus uncertainty plagues the experts, too
There's a lot that scientists still don't know about COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2020
COVID-19 could very well slow by summer
Evidence suggests that warmer temperatures and higher humidity could indeed affect the disease's spread.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2020
Virus can still be beaten and too early to declare pandemic, says WHO
The coronavirus outbreak can still be beaten, the World Health Organization said on Monday, insisting it was premature to declare it a pandemic even though it had the potential to reach that level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2019
A century later, Spanish flu pandemic still holds valuable lessons for Japanese and global health experts
On Oct. 26, 1918, just over two weeks before the end of World War I, readers of The Japan Advertiser, as The Japan Times was named at the time, woke up to the headline "Thousands Dying From Influenza Throughout the World," and an accompanying article detailing the havoc it was wreaking in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2017
New H7N9 bird flu strain in China has pandemic potential, U.S.-Japanese lab studies find
Lab experiments on a new strain of the H7N9 bird flu suggest the virus can pass easily among animals and can cause lethal disease, raising alarms that it has the potential to create a global human pandemic.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 12, 2015
Mutating H7N9 bird flu may pose pandemic threat, scientists warn
A wave of H7N9 bird flu in China that has spread to people may have the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans, scientists said on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.”
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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