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WORLD
Aug 23, 2021

A COVID-19 booster is the privilege scientists say will curb delta

Some experts say that bolstering antibody levels with an extra dose of vaccine may enable the immune system to swiftly block the variant.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 23, 2021

2020 Tokyo Paralympics offer an opportunity for everyone to find their inner sportsperson

If the Olympics are typically celebrated for their athletic achievements, the Paralympics are no less deserving when it comes to the inspirational performances on display.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021

Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency

In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2021

The vaccinated are worried and scientists don’t have answers

Absent clear public health messaging, vaccinated Americans are left confused about how to protect themselves as cases grow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2021

U.S. and Germany advise against travel to Kabul airport amid evacuation chaos

Crowds have grown at the airport in the heat of the day over the past week, hindering operations as the U.S. and other nations attempt to evacuate thousands of their diplomats and civilians.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 21, 2021

Philip Jodidio: ‘A willingness to transgress and a desire to be extremely innovative’

u2018Contemporary Japanese Architecture' author Philip Jodidio discusses the past and future significance of Japanese architecture and his career as an art/architecture critic and editor.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021

Calls grow for Japan to provide assistance to Afghans amid Taliban rule

A prominent Afghan doctor living in Shizuoka Prefecture is urging Tokyo to offer medical support to people in his home country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2021

Taliban urge Afghan unity as protests spread to Kabul

The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2021

China's regulatory upheaval helps propel India's $8.8 billion wave of startup IPOs

At the current pace, 2021 will exceed the country's all-time record of $11.8 billion, with all involved racing to cash in on fervent demand for fresh public offerings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

Haitians voice anger over slow pace of quake aid

Residents in the worst-affected city of Les Cayes, including those camped in a mushrooming tent city, complained of scant help on the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021

Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Political turmoil, quake-damaged hospitals, gangs and a tropical storm all conspire to hinder relief efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 16, 2021

Desperate Afghans throng Kabul airport, stalling U.S. evacuations

Crowds have converged on the airport seeking to escape, with some clinging to a U.S. military transport plane as it taxied on the runway.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2021

As American schools shut down due to COVID-19, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed

Last year, the rate of drug-related emergency calls for young people age 20 and under increased by 43%, an analysis of emergency response data found.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021

Why the delta variant is both more potent and more contagious

The delta variant is now the main COVID-19 variant in many parts of Japan and accounts for an estimated 95% of all cases in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2021

China’s COVID-19 strategy risks leaving it isolated for years

China is tethering itself to eliminating the virus over the long term — an approach that risks leaving the world's second-biggest economy isolated for years to come.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2021
Aug 6, 2021

‘As One, We Can!’

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is driving business and innovation within the container shipping industry. From its global headquarters in Singapore, the company is successfully navigating and addressing industry challenges while attracting young talent and raising future leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2021

Why vaccination should be compulsory

Laws requiring people to be vaccinated may be restricting one kind of freedom, but they are doing so in order to protect the freedom of others to go about their business safely.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2021

COVID-19 shots targeting delta variant may be needed, researchers say

Researchers pointed to evidence that the strain's spike protein has mutated to a point where antibodies raised by current shots are becoming less effective.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 3, 2021

Can Japan break away from its 'digital defeat'?

The country's difficulty in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for careful planning from the government's new digital agency.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2021

Surging cases and virus fatigue upend Suga bid to shift public's focus

The administration's attempt to persuade people to look past the daily caseloads and treat COVID-19 as more of a seasonal infectious disease has hit a wall as cases surge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2021

Colombian city plants 'green corridors' to beat rising heat

The measure in Medellin, funded by city hall, is aimed at helping provide a cooler environment for its residents.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Olympic success gives Hong Kong an emotional lift in hard times

As China clamps down on its civil and political rights, Hong Kong is finding solace and hope in its best-ever Olympic showing.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021

Japan's emergency expanded even as measure loses impact and support

With the latest measure, the Suga administration, well aware of the public's virus fatigue, wants to buy time to vaccinate as many people as possible to push cases downwards.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2021

Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash delta outbreak

Sydney's poorest neighborhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city's toughest and longest lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021

A tale of two cities: In the 'bubble' and the Tokyo outside

While the athletes village and Olympic press center represent a huge, strict COVID-19 control zone, the residents of the capital are living life largely as normal.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2021
Jul 30, 2021

Friendship, mutual trust foundations of Hong Kong-Japan relationship

Ambassador and Consul General Mitsuhiro Wada shares his thoughts on Japan and Hong Kong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2021

A pandemic-weary world is facing a distressing reality check

Around the globe, people and governments are finding out that COVID-19 won't be thrashed into extinction, but is more likely to enter a long, endemic tail.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2021

How the delta variant upends assumptions about the coronavirus

The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the world has encountered.

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