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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021

COVID-19 is making rich countries poorer

The cumulative COVID-19 deaths per million people were substantially higher in high-income than in middle-income and low-income countries, even when excluding China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2021

As virus grows stealthier, vaccine makers reconsider battle plans

As the coronavirus assumes contagious new forms around the world, two drugmakers reported on Monday that their vaccines, while still effective, offer less protection against one variant and began revising plans to turn back an evolving pathogen that has killed more than 2 million people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2021

In crises, vaccines can be stretched, but not easily

Splitting doses, delaying second shots, injecting into the skin instead of the muscle and employing roving vaccination teams have all saved lives — when the circumstances were right.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2021

Global cooperation in the age of COVID-19

Ultimately, to exit the pandemic in a stronger position than we entered it, the direction we need to head is toward greater dialogue, coordination and collective action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021

The ethics of prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations when considering race and ethnicity

A relevant fact is that in many countries, disadvantaged racial and ethnic minorities have a lower-than-average life expectancy, raising questions as to who should be vaccinated first.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2021

How to (literally) drive the coronavirus away

In a new study, researchers used computer simulations to map how virus-laden airborne particles might flow through the inside of a car.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2021

WHO team to visit China on Jan. 14 to probe origins of coronavirus

The probe comes almost a year since China locked down Wuhan as an outbreak of pneumonia that started with food market workers in late 2019 spread throughout the city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 9, 2021

There will be no quick COVID-19 fix

Few doubt the importance of personal liberty, but this is a time when we all need to forego certain conveniences for the sake of those around us.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 9, 2021

Johnson needs to save the U.K. health service to save his career

The prime minister locked down England for a third time Monday as coronavirus infections pushed hospitals to the breaking point and the death toll rose above 75,000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021

Who's on the hook if vaccines go wrong?

Policy makers in developing nations may not have a choice but to take what they can get — cheaply and quickly. But in so doing, they might just be storing up legal troubles for later.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2020

EU's marathon COVID-19 vaccination drive off to uneven start

The EU's campaign to vaccinate Europeans against COVID-19 has got off to an uneven start in what will be a marathon effort to administer shots to enough of the bloc's 450 million people to defeat the viral pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2020

South Korea logs second-highest daily COVID-19 tally

South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Saturday as outbreaks at a prison, nursing homes and churches continued to grow, prompting authorities to plead for a halt to all year-end gatherings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2020

How the Biden administration can help get the U.S. vaccinated

If fewer than four out of five people are vaccinated, it may not be enough to stem the coronavirus's spread.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020

2020 in hindsight: Asia’s bad to good in the year that was

The Asian Development Bank projects COVID-19 could push 160 million more into poverty in Asia. The region's poverty rate will increase for the first time in 20 years, says the World Bank.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020

Vaccines don’t mean we’ll see the last of COVID-19, experts warn

Even with the latest technologies, money and might behind the unprecedented global drive to knock out COVID-19, the disease is unlikely to be eliminated any time soon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2020

Merkel orders Germany into hard lockdown as infections swell

Germany's outbreak never neared the highs in countries like France, the U.K. and Spain, and contagion rates remain less severe than in more than half of Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020

The vaccines are coming. A divided and distrustful America awaits.

As the Lopez family of Truckee, California, gathered to prepare dinner on a recent evening, one subject dominated the conversation: the coronavirus vaccine that will soon be shipped out across the country, giving Americans the first concrete hope that the pandemic will eventually end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2020

Why the U.K. approved a COVID-19 vaccine first

Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be injected starting next week, the government said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2020

New virus wave forcing experts to adjust strategies

More than half of the country's over 2,000 coronavirus deaths have come from those 80 or older.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to remove up to 110,000 redundant hospital beds across the country.
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2025

LDP, Komeito and Nippon Ishin agree to phase out redundant hospital beds

The removal of 110,000 unnecessary hospital beds is estimated to save around ¥1 trillion in medical costs.
Elon Musk boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in March. As Musk became one of Donald Trump's closest allies last year, he was also using drugs far more intensely than previously known, according to people familiar with his activities.
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2025

On the Trump campaign trail, Elon Musk juggled drugs and family drama

Musk’s drug consumption went well beyond occasional use and also came as he dealt with personal drama related to his growing number of children.
While governments have succeeded in reducing the number of smokers, they have yet to hit their 30% reduction target.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2025

Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking

Governments had planned to reduce smoking rates among people over 15 by 30% between 2010 and 2025, but the timeline was extended an extra five years.
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical President Norikazu Toyoda in Osaka on May 30
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2025

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical vows never to repeat health crisis

In March 2024, the drugmaker, based in Osaka, announced that it had received a series of reports about such symptoms as kidney disease from users of its supplements.
More and more older Japanese people are joining health clubs, with Pilates becoming a popular form of exercise.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 11, 2025

So long, gateball. Japan’s seniors are ready to work those core muscles.

Japan’s seniors are trading gateball for Pilates, chasing strength, stability and a new kind of aging — with core control.
A man holding a baby wades through a flooded road following heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, China, in July 2021.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 13, 2025

Natural disasters may be shaping babies’ brains

The findings signal how new generations of children may be marked by climate crises that occur before they were born.
The oceans have absorbed most anthropogenic heat and carbon dioxide emissions since the start of industrialization. But their capacity to do so is not unlimited.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2025

The ocean is not just a carbon sink

Reducing the value of three-quarters of our planet to the singular role of carbon sink overlooks the ocean’s vast contributions to food security, cultural identity and economics.
By pioneering stem cell therapies, Japan is not only treating disease but also seeking to rejuvenate a nation grappling with aging and decline.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2025

Japan is helping lead the way in regenerative medicine

In pristine labs across Japan, scientists are tinkering with the architecture of regeneration.
A malnourished child reacts while a health care worker takes his vitals at Tudun Gambo Primary Health Care Center, Tudun Gambo, Nigeria, in May. Programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development are estimated to have helped prevent more than 91 million deaths over the past two decades, including 30 million among children.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 1, 2025

Trump’s plan for USAID cuts risks 14 million additional deaths, study warns

Researchers project 1.8 million excess deaths in 2025 alone if the cuts continue.
Fifth disease spreads primarily through respiratory droplets and contact. It is usually not contagious by the time rashes appear.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2025

Fifth disease infections in Japan hit 26-year high

Fifth disease is a viral infection that primarily affects children up to 9 years old, though adults can also contract it.
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.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
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.
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.
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.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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