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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 16, 2021

'Wintering': A memoir of hope for embracing dark and lonely times

A few weeks ago, The Financial Times published a sobering essay on an urgent subject: loneliness in the time of COVID-19. Written by the paper’s Chicago correspondent, Claire Bushey, it described what it has felt like to live by yourself in this miserable year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 13, 2021

Stressed out? Blame bad technology.

Constant frustration with bad tech affects how staffers handle their daily workloads, especially younger workers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2021

U.K. sees record daily COVID-19 deaths as London hospitals on brink

The United Kingdom recorded its highest daily death toll on Friday since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as London declared a major incident, warning that its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2021

China reports most COVID-19 cases in five months as Hebei infections rise

Authorities in the capital of China's Hebei province strengthened travel restriction on Thursday to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country reported the biggest rise in daily COVID-19 cases in more than five months.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 2, 2021

Stay warm, safe and social this winter season

With a little preparation and an understanding of how the human body reacts to cold, you can take your social life outdoors to avoid COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 27, 2020

South Korea extends social distancing steps as cases skirt record highs

The country reported 970 new coronavirus cases for Saturday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said earlier on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 56,872 cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2020

2020’s retail wipeouts warn of permanent pain

The 10 largest public U.S. firms that are either clothing retailers or department stores will have $38 billion of revenue wiped out this year, or 23% of their collective 2019 sales.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2020

Japan residents urged to wear masks at home as cases soar

Koike and other prefectural leaders have urged older people and people with underlying health issues — and those living with them — to don masks at home during the New Year break.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2020

Emmanuel Macron has the same problem as King Louis XVI

French orders of the Pfizer vaccine run to about 45 million, which means around 22 million people can receive the two-shot course.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2020

A company made gloves for the world. Now its workers have the virus.

Top Glove's low-paid workers in Malaysia began to suffer from a ferocious outbreak of COVID-19, the result of its own inadequate protections, critics say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2020

South Korea sets record COVID-19 cases as prison reports major outbreak

With daily infections over 1,000 for a fifth consecutive day, some medical experts and politicians criticized the government for being too loose with social distancing rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2020

South Korea fears for COVID-19 patients rise amid sickbed shortage

South Korea's COVID-19 surge continued on Saturday, with a lack of hospital beds raising concerns in a country that has kept fatalities low despite a third wave of the disease.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2020

In Japan's frozen north, a city's coronavirus crisis maps out winter vulnerability

The city of Asahikawa was hit by outbreaks at two major hospitals, exacerbated by subzero temperatures and restricted ventilation that can promote the virus's spread.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020

Psychedelics replace cannabis as the new favorite edgy investment

Early stage investors are predicting substances such as psilocybin and Ibogaine have an even better shot than cannabis at disrupting the $70 billion market for mental health.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2020

In Asia first, Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Singapore has become the first Asian country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and said it expects to start receiving shots by the end of the year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2020

The COVID-19 debt dogs that didn’t bark

The expected financial tsunami crisis never arrived. Just six countries have defaulted on their sovereign debt, and only Argentina and Ecuador have restructured their debts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2020

The pandemic public-debt dilemma

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Failing bold action, developing countries could be on track to lose years or even decades of progress in the post-pandemic world.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2020

New COVID-19 infections in Tokyo jump to 500 as seriously ill cases again fall

The number of severe COVID-19 infections fell for the second straight day, down three from the previous day to 59. The number of new deaths was not immediately available.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020

Moderna to seek U.S. and EU clearance for COVID-19 vaccine

The move came after a new analysis showed the vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19 with no serious safety problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2020

What COVID-19 is costing women?

The pandemic has compounded a longstanding problem for women around the world: large and persistent barriers to participating in the economy and public life on an equal basis with men.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2020

Here’s to the immigrant heroes behind the BioNTech vaccine

Their journey as Turkish Germans cannot have been easy. Discrimination, overt or subtle, is rife in German society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 13, 2020

What happens to the other COVID-19 vaccines now?

If the vaccine created by Pfizer and partner BioNTech fails to live up to its promise, will any slower but better competitors have a chance?
JAPAN / Society
Nov 11, 2020

Japan's surge in COVID-19 cases reignites debate over tougher virus law

Experts say changes are an immediate necessity and could be achieved within months if not for complacency and bipartisan politics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2020

Americans lost 138 million hours of sleep on election night

In the U.S., election night was the low point of the year when it comes to sleep.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 4, 2020

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial results due this year but not there yet, trial chief says

A vaccine that works is seen as a game-changer in the battle against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 1.2 million people worldwide.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 1, 2020

England virus lockdown may be extended beyond December

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced that England would go into a second, partial lockdown, as virus cases have spiked.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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