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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2020

How India's Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone

On June 9, an Indian health education minister posted an infographic on Twitter showing COVID-19 infections and deaths in the city of Bangalore were running at about half the rate in New Zealand, a country acclaimed globally for reining in the disease.
PRESS
Aug 26, 2020

New issue of Foreign Student Times published

On Aug. 24, The Japan Times published the Foreign Student Times, a publication for foreign students who are studying or want to study in Japan.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Aug 25, 2020

Episode 62: How Japan's border closures have affected international students

Since Japan imposed entry restrictions on April 3, many students and academics have been left stranded outside the country, unable to pursue their studies and research. Many have also lost the scholarships that have funded their studies so far.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 25, 2020

I'm happy to be in Japan, but it shouldn't have taken this long to get back

After six months stuck outside Japan, a British student reflects on his journey back to some kind of normalcy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2020

First documented coronavirus reinfection reported in Hong Kong

A 33-year-old man was infected a second time with the coronavirus more than four months after his first bout, the first documented case of so-called reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong reported Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 25, 2020

Russian-backed organizations amplifying QAnon conspiracy theories, researchers say

Russian government-supported organizations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon, raising concerns of interference in the November U.S. election.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 23, 2020

Rev. Cyril Veliath: 'As Indians, we have plenty to be proud of'

Rev. Cyril Veliath came to Japan from India more than 40 years ago and he has seen a lot of changes in his time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020

U.S. college admissions are about to get even more unfair

The pandemic will make institutions even more eager to admit wealthy legacy students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2020

‘A bit surreal’: The lonely plight of the Great Barrier Reef

The pandemic has fast-forwarded a looming reckoning for the city of Cairns, the main gateway to the reef.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2020

Democrats tiptoe around how loudly to sound alarm on voting risk

Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2020

Japan's football leagues seek new normal for tackling coronavirus infection

Many players are not to used to playing with shields on their faceguards, but it could become a new normal in football at least here in Japan this season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2020

Southeast Asia detects mutated virus strain sweeping the world

Southeast Asia is facing a strain of the new coronavirus that the Philippines, which faces the region’s largest outbreak, is studying to see whether the mutation makes it more infectious.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 18, 2020

Take the time to study 'narubeku' and 'dekiru dake' if possible

'Narubeku' conveys the idea of 'as u2026 as possible,' while 'deikru dake' conveys the same idea with stronger intent.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2020

Coronavirus reignites push to levy congestion charges on drivers in more cities

Congestion pricing, which charges private vehicles entering a city's busiest areas, debuted in Singapore in 1975 and is also used in London, Milan, Oslo and Stockholm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2020

Coronavirus crisis has made Brazil an ideal vaccine laboratory

With a medical manufacturing infrastructure and plenty of vaccine trial volunteers, Brazil has emerged as a potentially vital player in the scramble to end the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 11, 2020

Beetlemania: Japanese collectors pay high prices for big bugs

The nation's love of stag and rhinoceros beetles has flourished during the pandemic, with families driving demand.
JAPAN / History
Aug 10, 2020

Jewish refugee's wartime escape from Nazis, aided by Japan diplomat, highlights unsung heroes

Around 300 people are believed to have traveled through Japan with visas issued by Yoshitsugu Tatekawa and other Japanese officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2020

India faces lost generation as virus pushes children to work

Civil groups are rescuing more kids from forced labor and warn many others are being compelled to work in cities as migrant labor is cut off by the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 10, 2020

Indian student rallies friends to raise more than ¥500,000 for Foodbank Sendai

Trishit Banerjee felt he didn't need the aid he received for the pandemic, so he gave it back to the community.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Aug 9, 2020

Masayo Funakoshi: Making a place for art in the kitchen

Chef Masayo Funakoshi has cooked all around the world, blending art, artists, music and community around her eclectic mix of dishes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2020

Is 'coronaphobia' more deadly than the coronavirus?

The mission creep from flattening the curve to eradicating COVID-19 has been ill-conceived and calamitous.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 8, 2020

Telework gives Japan's dads time to help kids with homework over summer break

In recent weeks, you may have noticed fathers standing with their children in your neighborhood inspecting the trees that sit beside the road with various nets in tow.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight