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COVID 19 IN U S

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023
Japan sees 1.9 million visitors in May, down from cherry blossom rush
Travelers from China, previously Japan's biggest tourist segment and the lifeblood of many retailers, grew 24% to 134,400 in June, though still far below 2019 levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2023
COVID-19 was a natural experiment for climate policy
When fossil-fuel demand declines only in some countries, supply does not fall because other parts of the world will absorb the unused fuel at lower prices.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 19, 2023
Japan to roll out COVID-19 booster targeting XBB subvariant in the fall
A vaccine subcommittee under the health ministry is aiming to prepare for another spike in infections possibly arriving in the winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2023
Japan issued 1.3 million visas in 2022, up fourteenfold as COVID curbs eased
While last year's total is still far from the pre-pandemic record high of 8.28 million in 2019, the number is expected to continue to rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2023
COVID wave looms in Japan after case numbers nearly double in a month
The average number of patients at each reporting facility was 5.11, up from 4.55 in the previous week and from 2.63 between May 8 and May 14.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament, report concludes
A disciplinary committee accused the former leader of being 'complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation' and of 'serious contempt,' recommending sanctions against him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2023
COVID orphans face grief and poverty as world moves on
Between 10.5 million and 12.4 million children are estimated to have lost at least one parent or caregiver to COVID-19, a study showed, with many struggling with poverty and grief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2023
Japanese food firms take aim at U.S. market again
In a bid to boost earnings, companies are more actively opening new stores and engaging in business negotiations in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2023
How to restructure Chinese supply chains
China must reconfigure its industries and supply chains to meet the challenges posed by rising geopolitical tensions and rapid population aging.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2023
How wildfire smoke impacts human health
Wildfire exposure is bad for the human body no matter how healthy a person is or how long they’re exposed to it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2023
Wildfire smoke increases the risk of contracting COVID-19
Millions of people in Canada and the U.S. are currently at an elevated risk of catching COVID-19, thanks to the smoke from hundreds of wildfires.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2023
Japan seeing no COVID-19 resurgence a month after downgrade
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno has said the number of cases is 'rising moderately,' however.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2023
Flight of affluent taxpayers catches up with New York
The latest personal income tax data from New York shows the state bringing in less revenue than it did before the pandemic, which could hamper its ability to pay its bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2023
13% of students in Japan prone to depression due to pandemic, study shows
Behavioral restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are believed to have been among the factors affecting children's mental well-being.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023
Airlines bask in sky-high summer fares while airports stay stuck
Soaring ticket prices are lining the pockets of the world’s biggest airlines. But as the industry takes off, airports say they’ve been forgotten at the gate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2023
COVID lockdowns really did mess with our memories
Researchers have found that some who had lived under pandemic-era lockdowns exhibited distorted time perception similar to that seen in prisoners.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2023
Japan enacts laws on new disease-control body to help fight next pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for speedier decision-making, smooth coordination between government entities and municipal administrations and better risk communication.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023
Was the U.S. saved by the pandemic?
By understanding which COVID-19 policies were successful and why, it is possible to forge a new path to economic stability for all.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2023
Sunak risks fresh COVID row in battle to withhold 'sensitive' messages
The British prime minister must decide by Thursday whether to release ministers’ WhatsApp messages to a public inquiry, having received legal advice not to.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2023
Toyota sets April global output record as pandemic impact recedes
Its production outside Japan increased 14.7% to 514,738 vehicles, also a record high for April, with output in China surging 51.9%.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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