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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 22, 2021

Some food for thought amid the COVID-19 pandemic

New research warns that produce once billed as healthy can wreak havoc on the body.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

While new COVID-19 cases are decreasing, Kansai is not yet out of the woods

“Although we're finally starting to see a decrease in the number of Kansai-area infections, we have to see whether this trend will continue,' a prominent medical adviser said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2021

Biden signs bill addressing hate crimes against Asian Americans

The bill amounts to the first legislative action that Congress has taken to bolster law enforcement's response to attacks on people of Asian descent during the pandemic.
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WORLD
May 21, 2021

Israel and Hamas end 11-day conflict, sparking celebrations

The cease-fire took effect at 2 a.m. Friday to stop fighting that had devastated large swaths of the Palestinian enclave and sowed chaos in Israel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2021

Every second counts as startups race to deliver fresh food

Investors have placed a bet that demand for convenience will drive the next transformation in food retail and help crack the vice-like grip of the big supermarket stores.
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BUSINESS
May 20, 2021

Ford’s electric F-150 pickup aims to be the Model T of EVs

If the company can turn vehicle into a big seller, it could accelerate the move toward electric vehicles.
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OLYMPICS
May 19, 2021

Hideki Matsuyama sympathetic with Olympic virus concerns

The Masters champion, though eager to compete in the Tokyo Games, is focused on winning more major tournaments after his triumph at Augusta National.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2021

How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens

Intercept spyware gives the military the power to listen in on calls, view text messages and web traffic, and track the locations of users without the assistance of telecom firms.
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WORLD
May 18, 2021

COVID-19 and conflict: Gaza's hospitals strained on two fronts

While Israel has fully inoculated about 55% of its 9.3 million people, Gaza received about 110,000 doses, or enough for 55,000 people, health officials say.
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BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Long work hours are a killer, WHO study shows

The study showed that people living in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region — a WHO-defined region which includes China, Japan and Australia — were the most affected.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2021

Lessons from Britain: The old way of politicking no longer applies

The recent remarkable electoral events in the U.K. have big implications for British politics. But they also contain important lessons that should be of interest everywhere in the world where politicians and political parties seek the support of voters under modern conditions, Japan very much included....
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2021

AT&T prepares to merge media assets with Discovery in major strategy shift

The move, to combine Discovery's reality-TV empire with AT&T's vast media holdings, would be a surprise reversal and position the new firm to take on Netflix and Walt Disney.
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WORLD
May 17, 2021

After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?

A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2021

Singapore schools go online to curb COVID-19 spread among children

The country reported 38 new cases in the community on Sunday, the highest number in more than a year, including 18 cases with no known infection route.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2021

Global officials embrace what experts have long said: COVID-19 is airborne

Scientists are calling for ventilation systems to be overhauled like public water supplies were in the 1800s after fetid pipes were found to harbor cholera.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2021

Taiwan and Singapore, COVID-19 success stories, face threats

The regression of COVID-19 control progress shows the difficulty of sustaining a virus-free environment, especially when a low level of threat made locals reluctant to get vaccinated.
JAPAN
May 15, 2021

Japan risks multiple new states of emergency with slow vaccine pace, study shows

Four more states of emergency are likely at a pace of 220,000 jabs per day, while only one would be needed if 880,000 shots are given daily, scientists project.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 15, 2021

Big promises, few doses: Why Russia is struggling to produce Sputnik V

Putin has trumpeted the vaccine around the world, but Russia had produced just 33 million vaccines as of May 12 and exported fewer than 15 million.
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OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics

Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 14, 2021

Director Akio Fujimoto pushes for more diversity in Japanese film

When Akio Fujimoto cast three Vietnamese actresses in a movie about the Vietnamese experience, he was actually doing something rather rare in the Japanese film industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021

As Olympics near, Tokyo flagged as among most disaster-vulnerable cities

When looking solely at natural disasters and the impact of earthquakes and typhoons on economies, populations and infrastructure, Tokyo and Osaka were listed as high-risk.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2021

Will Moon Jae-in's appeasement policy work this time?

History may eventually show that Mr. Moon's fanciful but unrealistic appeasement policy vis-a-vis North Korea between 2017 and 2022 failed to work.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 13, 2021

Limits of Israel’s Arab partnerships tested as violence rages

While the UAE and Bahrain are unlikely to tear up their normalization deals, experts say the recent violence will complicate efforts to translate them into a genuine partnership.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2021

How domestic clinical trials slow Japan's vaccine approval process

To achieve greater efficiency and flexibility, some have argued that Japan should institute its own version of the emergency use authorization framework seen in the U.S.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2021

Celebrating Ramadan during a pandemic: ‘As Muslims in Japan, we have to make the vibes by ourselves’

This year, iftar meals were again a homebound affair for many Muslims in Japan, and what used to be grand, communal gatherings changed into much smaller celebrations.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear