Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020
April was Trump's cruelest month
The U.S. president became his own worst enemy over the course of 30 days.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020
Where is the local news about COVID-19?
There's a paucity of accurate, practical community-level information about the pandemic.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020
Lagarde can't solve the COVID-19 crisis
Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 4, 2020
Nintendo Switch is in high demand, and there aren’t enough of them
The inventory crunch serves as a reminder of how crucial supply chain management is in the COVID-19 era.
JAPAN
May 4, 2020
Governor moves to get Osaka back in business by mid-May despite pandemic
Despite the state of emergency, the governor appears eager to get businesses reopened before the government's expected extension ends.
JAPAN
May 4, 2020
Japan school closures reignite debate on shifting academic year to September start
The pandemic has created an opening to put Japan's students back in sync with their global counterparts, but resistance remains.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020
New Zealand and Australia consider coronavirus 'travel bubble'
New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a "travel bubble" between the two countries, sources said on Monday, even as Australia reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020
Coronavirus resurgence carries warning signs in home of India’s Taj Mahal
Agra, once celebrated for appearing to have contained the virus, is experiencing a second wave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2020
China's young spenders say #ditchyourstuff as economy sputters
Tang Yue, a 27-year-old teacher from the city of Guilin, China, steam-presses a blue dress and takes dozens of photographs before picking one to clinch her 200th online sale.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 4, 2020
'If the virus gets in, it will spread like wildfire'
While authorities mull 'provisional release' for some refugees currently in detention centers across the country, the people on the inside say they receive little information on the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2020
Mike Pompeo says 'significant' evidence that new coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab
The U.S. secretary of state did not dispute intelligence agencies' conclusion that the virus was not man-made.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
May 3, 2020
Necessary or not? The LDP's proposed emergency powers clause for the Constitution
73 years since the Constitution took effect, arguments on revising it have focused on the war-renouncing Article 9. But the coronavirus has prompted a different proposal.
JAPAN
May 3, 2020
Osaka patients forced to wait up to 10 days to take PCR tests
Suspected COVID-19 sufferers in Osaka Prefecture were forced to wait up to 10 days in mid-April before they were given polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which detect infection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2020
Scapegoating the WHO as the CHO
Now is not the time to demonize and defund the WHO.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami