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Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

Striking drop in stress hormone cortisol can predict long COVID, study finds

Levels of cortisol in the blood of those with the condition were roughly half those found in healthy, uninfected people or individuals fully recovered from COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

Biden plots a 2024 presidential run — and a Trump rematch

Biden's resolve to mount a second White House bid is hardening even with polls showing most Democrats would prefer a candidate other than the 79-year-old president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2022

Years of pandemic school closures leave Philippines with deep scars

Protracted school closures worsen basic literacy standards and will likely reduce the productivity and earnings of children once they enter the workforce, the World Bank has warned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2022

Climate change and scarcity chip away at de-growth taboo

De-growth — the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption — is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2022

Japan’s new male minister for birthrate tried ‘pregnancy belly’

Following Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle, former Bank of Japan official Masanobu Ogura has taken over the post from ruling party veteran Seiko Noda, a mother of one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022

Nancy Pelosi trip hinders Biden effort to galvanize Asia against China

The shockwaves from the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in a quarter century are still reverberating around the region days after she flew back to Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022

China thinks it’s winning the race against the West — but is it?

The readiness to take a hard line on Taiwan is strengthened by the conviction among Chinese that the global balance of power is shifting and the tide of history favors their country.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 29,115 new cases as infections continue to fall

The number of severe cases in the capital rose by one from Monday to 40, while the seven-day average of new infections came to 30,904 compared with 32,009 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2022

Biden gets big economic win as inflation threatens legacy

The success of the Inflation Reduction Act will give Democrats a rallying cry for midterm elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2022

Pfizer to buy Global Blood Therapeutics in $5.4 billion deal

Pfizer will gain Oxbryta, South San Francisco-based Global Blood's therapy for sickle-cell disease that sold about $195 million last year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 9, 2022

Mike Tyson slams 'slave master' Hulu series for 'stealing' life story

While the eight-part limited series on Hulu shows the former heavyweight boxing champion in the ring during various famous bouts, it concentrates on his turbulent private life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal

Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2022

U.S. revamps sub-Saharan Africa strategy amid growing Chinese and Russian influence

It is “impossible to meet today's defining challenges without African contributions and leadership,” the White House said in a policy paper.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2022

'Fragile' Gaza truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad holds

The truce, which started Sunday night, aims to stem the worst fighting in Gaza since an 11-day war last year devastated the Palestinian coastal territory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 8, 2022

Political newcomer Sanseito making waves in Okinawa elections

Sanseito, which has strong conservative policies, was formed in 2020 under the slogan, “There is no party we want to vote for, so we are creating one ourselves from scratch.”
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2022

Number of kids on nursery waiting lists plummets in Tokyo

The number of children on day care waiting lists in Tokyo hit a record low as of April this year, falling 97% from the most recent peak of 8,586 in 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 6, 2022

Screaming students under 'fire' in U.S. police school drills

Teenage volunteers help police to fine tune their reaction to school shootings in the United States after the disastrous law enforcement response to a deadly rampage in Uvalde, Texas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 4, 2022

Suspected drones and cyberattacks in Taiwan after Nancy Pelosi visit

Pelosi praised Taiwan's democracy and pledged American solidarity during her brief stopover, adding that Chinese anger could not stop world leaders from traveling there.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Cases in Tokyo fall week-on-week for second straight day

Tokyo confirmed 30,842 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, down by 751 a week before amid growing signs that the seventh wave of the virus may have peaked.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022

Video game consoles have been spared inflation in Japan, but for how long?

The weaker yen has triggered price hikes on electronics from iPhones to refrigerators across Japan this year, with one glaring exception: the video game console.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: New Tokyo cases down slightly from week before

Monday's daily tally of 21,958 was down by 429 cases from a week earlier, the first week-on-week decline in 13 days.

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