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On the run: Taking up the world's new hobby
by Andreas Neuenkirchen
If you don't have a dog to walk, running gets you outside for some fresh air and helps keep your health up at a time when we all need to ...
Voices | OVERHEARD Apr 18, 2020
Middle-aged man: The new coronavirus seems to have inspired supermarkets in Tokyo to add even more layers of plastic to their retail operations these days. — Tokyu Store supermarket, Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard a conversation you’d like to share? Simply fill out the online submission form. ...
Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Apr 9, 2020
'The swab goes really deep into your head': What it's like to take the test for coronavirus in Japan
by Joe Oliver
Have you wondered what it's like to get tested for COVID-19 in Japan? With little Japanese, Joe Oliver learned the hard way after being sent by his doctor to head straight to the hospital.
Voices | OVERHEARD Apr 4, 2020
Middle-aged man (speaking Japanese): Masuku arimasuka? (Do you have any face masks?) Drug store clerk: ... — Pharmacy, Toritsu-Daigaku, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday Overheard a conversation you’d like to share? Simply fill out the online submission form at jtimes.jp/overheard. Please recount the ...
Voices Apr 1, 2020
Does Japan’s culture explain its low COVID-19 numbers?
by Rochelle Kopp
With the West now taking another look at widespread use of face masks to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, it's worth noting another aspect of Japanese culture that might be keeping the number of infections down: shame.