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JAPAN
Aug 5, 2020

Experts shoot down Osaka governor's claim that gargling helps beat virus

Experts cast doubt over claims by officials in the city of Osaka that a gargling medicine could help treat coronavirus patients, even as shelves across Japan were stripped clean of popular brands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2020

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?

As infection rates spike nationwide, many labs aren't running anywhere near capacity because of supply-chain bottlenecks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2020

Fears grow over complacency as Japan sees nationwide coronavirus spike

The government has said there is no need to reimpose a state of emergency despite the country's own apparent second wave.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2020

Did bar reopenings lead to virus spikes? Probably. And protests? Probably not.

Over the past 3 months, millions of people have taken to the streets to protest against racism, while bars and restaurants have reopened around the world, as have some factories, food markets and even outdoor concerts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 9, 2020

With apps and remote medicine, Japan offers glimpse of doctor visits in post-virus era

As virus cases spiked in April, Japan temporarily eased restrictions on remote medical care, allowing doctors to conduct first-time visits online or by telephone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2020

Top doctor says U.S. risks 100,000 daily cases in dire virus warning

The U.S. is "going in the wrong direction” in its effort to contain the novel coronavirus and daily case counts could more than double if behaviors don’t change, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 20, 2020

Japan's essential care workers currently languish at the bottom of the health care pyramid

Caregiving companies are going out of business even as the demand for their services increases.
Reader Mail
Jun 19, 2020

Heroic health care workers and coping with a second wave

Our health care workers have been performing heroically. I think few of us are aware of the sacrifices they are making, how difficult their work and lives have become.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 12, 2020

Is Japan’s low COVID-19 death rate due to a 'higher cultural level'?

The nation's successful management of the pandemic has become a point of pride for many Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 12, 2020

U.S. Senate joins calls for Taiwan to regain WHO observer status

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill seeking the restoration of Taiwan’s observer status with the World Health Organization, escalating an international campaign to push back against Chinese efforts to isolate the island.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2020

Amazon city resorts to mass graves as Brazil COVID-19 deaths soar

Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforest's biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2020

How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of infections

As the first major country to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, China is focused on avoiding a devastating second wave of infections as it returns to a semblance of pre-pandemic life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows

More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country's 34 provinces showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2020

Train belonging to North Korea's Kim Jong Un spotted in resort town as health rumors persist

The report said the train's presence doesn't prove the whereabouts of Kim or indicate anything about his health but it does lend weight to reports that he is staying on the country's eastern coast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2020

Mystery of India's lower death rates appears to defy coronavirus trend

Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related deaths.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

Japanese asked to hunker down through Golden Week as virus numbers grow

Officials worry that travel during holiday could create clusters in rural areas where the health care system is relatively fragile.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2020

Strength in numbers: A more open approach to tracking the virus in Japan

Like many foreign residents of Japan during the early days of the country's COVID-19 outbreak, Shane Reustle and Jiahui Zhou recall poring over websites run by the health ministry and local municipalities to try to get a clear picture of how infections were spreading in the world’s third-largest economy....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2020

Trump escalates culture war as coronavirus response hurts his campaign

The scale of the crisis is bigger than anything Trump has faced, and even some Republicans doubt his strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2020

G20 health ministers say pandemic reveals ‘systemic weakness’

Health ministers from the Group of 20 leading economies said the COVID-19 pandemic "has highlighted systemic weaknesses” in health readiness around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020

Thousands of people in tightly packed dorms pose new challenge for Singapore's virus fight

Tightly packed dormitories housing thousands of foreign workers have emerged as one of Singapore’s biggest challenges in its fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2020

Fast-moving virus pits treating patients against finding a cure

Pharmaceutical research experts are raising concerns that attempts to offer desperate coronavirus patients some form of treatment may hobble crucial studies of which drugs actually work and which ones don't.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2020

No parties, no problem: Introverts don't mind sheltering at home

With her painting, baking and near-constant gardening, Stephanie Hollowell kept busy at home even before efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic meant she had to stay inside the Dallas, Texas house she calls her little kingdom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2020

Britain's Boris Johnson hospitalized for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020

Japanese officials say Tokyo is at risk of an 'overshoot,' but what exactly does that mean?

Health ministry officials are using the term to refer to an explosive spike in coronavirus infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020

Americans warned to leave Japan or risk long stay as virus cases surge

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo issued a warning to American citizens Friday that said those with plans to return should do so now or risk being stuck here for an "indefinite period."
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
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