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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2021
China says it's ready to provide vaccines to Olympians and overseas Chinese
China has said it plans to provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2021
U.N. crime prevention conference kicks off in Kyoto
The Kyoto congress will focus on greater international cooperation efforts between nations to address long-standing cross-border crimes ranging from cybercrime to human trafficking.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 6, 2021
Japan’s travel ban has left foreign baseball players in limbo
Colin Rea — like more than a dozen other players who joined Japanese clubs in the offseason — is in limbo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2021
Vaccine comparison shopping hurts everyone
Medical professionals are holding out for some vaccines over others which are seen to have lower efficacy rates, risking delaying vaccination programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Online funerals and Zen apps keep Japan’s Buddhist temples afloat
As the pandemic forces institutions around the world to change the way they do things, new endeavors are some of the ways that Buddhist groups in Japan are trying to survive.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 6, 2021
California's MLB teams get go-ahead to open season with limited number of fans
The California Department of Public Health gave baseball teams and fans cause for spring fever Friday when it announced that spectators can return to the state's baseball stadiums in gradually increasing numbers starting on opening day as the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2021
Xi goes mask-free at congress, raising questions over vaccination status
It’s become a standard photo op of the pandemic: leaders rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots to trumpet the advent of vaccines. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the first, Joe Biden did it on live television, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inoculation is being credited...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2021
Rich Americans got richer as pandemic unfolded, Pew study shows
Many wealthy Americans are poised to emerge from the pandemic in better shape than they entered it, widening the gulf between the rich and the poor, a new study suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2021
Japan's Takeda seeks government approval for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
While awaiting regulatory approval, Takeda plans to start distributing the Moderna vaccine in the first half of this year.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2021
Suga announces two-week extension to state of emergency in Tokyo area
The move is understood to be aimed at easing burdens on hospitals — and wrestling back prominence as a leader, in the public eye, from Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 5, 2021
Gamba cluster shows J. League's COVID-19 battles far from over
The league has postponed a pair of games after five players and a staffer tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 5, 2021
Pandemic delays returns on privatization of Hokkaido airports
The operation of all runways and other facilities at the airports was handed to Hokkaido Airports Co., to be run as a single entity, just before COVID-19 landed.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2021
Government recommends extending virus emergency for Tokyo region
The government recommended extending by two weeks its virus state of emergency for the Tokyo region set to expire Sunday, trying to maintain a declining trend in infections as it looks to host the Olympics in about four months.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Mar 5, 2021
Study finds few pro athletes suffer heart disease after mild COVID-19
The review of nearly 800 athletes from among North America's professional leagues who tested positive for the coronavirus found just five cases of inflammatory heart disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 5, 2021
Shops and restaurants at transport hubs struggle to survive as customers vanish
“Our customers used to be business travelers to Nagoya, but they aren't coming any more,” said the operator of an underground mall at the city's shinkansen station.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Signs of change emerge in constitutional interpretation of same-sex marriage
Plaintiffs celebrate the Tokyo High Court's ruling in a same-sex marriage lawsuit in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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