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ZERO COVID

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2022
Food and medical shortages in locked-down region spur China apology
Reports of shortages and tough conditions in part of China's northern Xinjiang region bordering Kazakhstan have been swirling on Chinese social media for days.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 31, 2022
Schools in China face third year of disrupted schedules and demanding COVID controls
Schools in major cities and across the country have postponed classes in an effort to get virus flare-ups under control.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2022
COVID policy, political tensions dimming U.S. firms’ confidence in China, survey shows
Only 51% of respondents expressed some degree of optimism about their five-year business outlook in the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2022
'It felt like my insides were crying': China COVID curbs weigh on youth mental health
Medical experts fear for teenagers and young adults, who are more vulnerable due to their age and lack of control over their lives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022
Chinese province bordering Beijing expands COVID-19 lockdown
Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of China's Hebei province that borders Beijing, said mass testing will be done on residents in in four major downtown districts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2022
China's jobless youth left in the lurch
Nearly 11 million graduates entered China's job market this summer with the economy growing at the weakest rate in two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2022
China reopens to foreign students after more than two years
Foreign nationals holding a valid Chinese residence permit for study or an APEC business travel card will be allowed to enter China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022
Can Xi’s China correct course on COVID-19 — like Vietnam?
Vietnam's economy has come back to life, while the threat of persistent COVID-19 lockdowns continue to still stalk its northern neighbor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022
Xi crackdown foils Shanghai-like COVID unrest in Xinjiang and Tibet
Broad surveillance measures used over the years against Tibetan Buddhists and mainly Muslim Uyghurs, both minority groups in China, are helping enforce lockdown rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022
Stranded tourists on virus-hit China resort island see hope after protests
Travelers can fly out of Hainan provided there are no new cases in their tour groups and hotels within the last seven days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2022
Mazda seeks to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies after COVID lockdowns
The request from the automaker underscores the vulnerability of sprawling supply chains, which have been tested by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022
China's ex-COVID patients live under 'dark shadow' of stigma
The story of a woman who lived in a Shanghai railway station bathroom for weeks after being unable to find work due to the stigma of having been infected has been widely discussed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022
More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal
Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2022
COVID stigma in China can cost recovered patients jobs and homes
One former worker at a government-run isolation facility in Shanghai slept on the streets during parts of June since he couldn't find work or housing after getting infected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022
Over 80,000 tourists trapped in 'China's Hawaii' after COVID-19 outbreak
Tourists want to leave must test negative in five PCR tests over seven days, health authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022
In turbulent times, Xi builds a security fortress for China, and himself
Taiwan, COVID-19, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022
China's 'COVID zero' could last for years because it works for Xi
While questions persist about the reliability of Chinese data, the country has reported just 5,226 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began, compared with more than 1 million in the U.S.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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