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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021
Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency
In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 22, 2021
Here’s how to treat COVID-19 vaccine side effects
There's no guarantee that you'll experience side effects from your COVID-19 vaccination, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared for them anyway.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Aug 21, 2021
Teetotal no more and order craft alcohol online
The state of emergency may be ongoing, but you can still support Japanese sake and cocktail producers from home by ordering craft alcohol online.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021
Japan to ramp up COVID-19 tests as it battles delta-driven surge
The current wave's speed and severity are overtaking the strategy of targeted cluster tracing Japan has favored over the mass testing used by many nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2021
Toyota cuts show how COVID-19 is ravaging even the best supply planners
Toyota's efforts to stockpile enough chips to ride out supply disruptions only protected the firm for so long before it too succumbed to the shortages eviscerating automakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2021
As outbreak escalates nationwide, Japan's government considers post-emergency plans
Vaccination rates and the number of severely ill patients are likely to play larger roles whenever the country looks to lift the current state of emergency.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 18, 2021
F1's Japanese Grand Prix canceled for 2021 due to COVID-19
Formula One is operating under strict health protocols, with teams in 'bubbles' and frequent testing for COVID-19 of all personnel and media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2021
Japan's hospitals still under strain — even after hospitalization policy shift
Beds for severely ill COVID-19 patients are almost constantly occupied, and hospitals say a better system is needed for discharging patients.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 18, 2021
Tokyo American Club takes vaccination process into its own hands — and into arms of Minato Ward residents
Almost a century old, the Tokyo American Club has added a new mission for the pandemic era: Get people vaccinated.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2021
Growing fifth wave forces Suga to expand state of emergency
The emergency is set to be expanded to Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka prefectures from Friday and is scheduled to run until Sept. 12.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2021
Virus surge in Japan overshadows excitement ahead of the Paralympics
Athletes and officials are caught between worries over COVID-19 and their belief in what the Paralympics can do for inclusiveness and disability sports.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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