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COVID 19 IN U S

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 14, 2021
How to stock your home bar (with a Japanese twist)
It's quasi-prohibition time once more in much of Japan, and if ever there were a time to build a home bar, it's now. Here's how to get started, with tips from some of Japan's best bartenders
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2021
Tokyo area COVID-19 outbreak exacerbated by medical staff shortages
The Tokyo government has prepared 6,240 rooms across 16 empty hotels for nonsevere patients, but only about 1,800 can be utilized with the staff currently on hand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2021
South Koreans told to cut holiday travel and work remotely amid rising COVID-19 wave
The spread of the virus has accelerated as the highly transmissible delta variant has become the dominant strain in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2021
A more infectious COVID-19 needs a quicker test
The now-dominant COVID-19 delta variant spreads so quickly that every missed opportunity to catch an infectious person can lead to many more new cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2021
Worst COVID-19 crisis yet risks erasing Australia’s pandemic gains
The situation is putting Australia — which had driven locally acquired cases to zero just a few months ago — in the worst of both worlds.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2021
Slowest vaccine drive makes Japan G7’s worst economic performer
With infections rising to record levels in recent days, the bounce in consumer spending that analysts had been forecasting will have to wait even longer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2021
China’s port shutdown raises fears of closures worldwide
A COVID-19 outbreak that has partially shut one of the world’s busiest container ports is heightening concerns that the rapid spread of the delta variant will lead to a repeat of last year’s shipping nightmares.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
Tokyo's hospitals under strain as latest COVID-19 wave hits older people harder
Infectious disease experts advising the capital said Thursday that numbers of severely ill patients are rising fast, and that maintaining the health system will soon become difficult.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
Japan eases quarantine procedures for countries including U.K. and Pakistan
In some cases, measures are being tightened, with travelers from France, Israel and Lebanon again having to partially quarantine in government-designated facilities.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2021
More governments recognize Japan’s vaccine passports
New additions include Belize, Papua New Guinea and Slovakia, with the eased entry restrictions varying between them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021
Apocalypse soon? Let's hope it's not too late.
Dramatic changes such as climate change, disease outbreaks and food shortages are occurring and we must hope that it is not yet too late to address them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021
Can Moderna buy its way into the $200 billion club?
Moderna's COVID-19 windfall sees its market valuation surged by more than $100 billion since May.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2021
Delta-free haven New Zealand sets out path to opening borders
New Zealand's push to eliminate the virus has paid dividends, with just 26 COVID-19 deaths and life within its borders relatively normal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021
A dangerous new variant of populism
As anti-greens and anti-vaxxers join forces, any number of stray populist demagogues might seek to lead movements against environmental and COVID-19 vaccination policies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021
'Hope Buses' bring school to New Delhi students amid pandemic
Many families are too poor to afford the phones or other devices needed to study online.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Aug 11, 2021
How to protect yourself at home as Tokyo's household infection rate rises
Following a policy change on hospitalizations, it's becoming more likely that if someone you live with gets infected, you will need to share your home with them while they are sick.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
More German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(From left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi, speaking at events in Tokyo.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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