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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2022
Studies suggest why omicron is less severe: It spares the lungs
Compared with earlier variants, omicron may cause less damage to the lungs, new animal research suggests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2022
New Year celebrations muted by omicron, but South Africa offers hope
South Africa, which first raised the alarm about the new fast-spreading coronavirus variant, became the first country to declare its omicron wave had crested.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021
China punishes people trying to flee COVID-19 controls in Xian
Local police have had to track down people attempting to duck the tight controls, with quarantine and other, unspecified, penalties being handed out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021
Sayonara and good riddance to 2021. Enter the Tiger.
There were many winners and losers in 2021, a year in which the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus once again dominated the headlines.
JAPAN / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Could omicron be the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Experts say the omicron variant could accelerate the pandemic's transition toward becoming a disease that the world can manage more easily and learn to live with.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2021
South Africa passes fourth wave and counts few added deaths
The data offered cautious hope to other countries grappling with the variant.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2021
Experts and governors warn of U.S. omicron 'blizzard' in weeks ahead
The warning came as the U.S. reached a record high in COVID-19 cases, while federal officials issued more travel warnings and prepared to authorize booster shots for 12- to 15-year-olds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 31, 2021
2021: The year of results
The world hasn't exactly received a glowing report card in terms of what it has managed to achieve over the past 12 months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 30, 2021
‘Every hooper’s dream’: NBA hopefuls get their chance during crisis
A 10-day contract has typically been like a tryout for players, with several signees getting longer deals to stay with their teams for the rest of the season and beyond.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2021
Star receivers abound as Chiefs and Bengals jockey for playoff positions
After a rash of COVID-19 infections riddled Kansas City's two-deep a week ago, everyone on the 53-man active roster was free of the virus when preparations for the Bengals began Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2021
Aaron Rodgers says league has 'two-class' system based on COVID vaccine status
Rodgers, who has not been vaccinated, tested positive for COVID-19 in November and received widespread criticism for telling reporters in August that he was 'immunized.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2021
This college bowl season, the toughest opponent is COVID-19
On Tuesday, hours before the scheduled kickoff in San Diego, UCLA announced that it would not be able to play North Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 30, 2021
Novak Djokovic skips ATP Cup, adding to Australian Open uncertainty
There has been intense speculation over Djokovic's participation in both events, with the 34-year-old repeatedly declining to say if he has been inoculated against COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2021
How errors and inaction sent a deadly COVID-19 variant around the world
In early 2021, flare-ups in the Indian city of Amravati were the first visible warning that the delta variant was spreading. A devastating path across the world would soon follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2021
Tokyo researchers work toward 'dream' COVID-19 vaccine that gives protection for life
By repurposing the vector used in the long-proven smallpox vaccine, Michinori Kohara hopes to offer more enduring COVID-19 protection against variants that have yet to develop.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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