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COVID 19

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 6, 2022
Long ICU stays lead to extended misery for many COVID survivors
The mechanical ventilation, anti-inflammatory drugs and other tools of modern medicine that help people beat severe cases of COVID-19 often come with harrowing aftereffects.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2022
China COVID outbreak cresting as blanket testing measures eased
The nation reported 27,164 cases for Monday, down from 29,171 on Sunday. Infections have fallen each of the past eight days since peaking at 38,808 on Nov. 27.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022
After doom and gloom, China's propaganda shifts gears on COVID-19
Experts say Beijing is laying the groundwork for a loosening of COVID-19 rules — as well as putting in place convenient scapegoats to blame for the restrictions going too far.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,388 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,688.3, compared with 10,552.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022
China’s COVID pivot accelerates as cities ease testing rules
The loosening comes as China enters a downswing in its latest outbreak curve, with 29,171 COVID-19 cases reported for Sunday, the lowest in nearly two weeks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 5, 2022
Should I stay or should I go, now?
A sense of isolation and concerns over being able to communicate during the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred some people to make the move back to their home countries.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022
COVID-19 antibody prevalence rate at 26.5% in Japan
Of the nation's 47 prefectures, Okinawa marked the highest COVID antibody prevalence rate, at 46.6%, followed by Osaka, at 40.7%, Kagoshima, at 35.2%, Kyoto, at 34.9% and Kumamoto, at 32.9%.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 10,454 new cases
The seven-day average of new infection cases stood at 11,742.4 in Tokyo, up 13% week-on-week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2022
Inside China's fight over the future of 'COVID zero'
Opinions about the policy vary wildly, illustrating the difficulties leader Xi Jinping faces in relaxing the world's most rigid rules while heading off national discontent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2022
WHO warns drop in COVID-19 alertness could create deadly new variant
Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2022
Beijing and Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy
Although daily cases are hovering near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2022
U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID-19 curbs
Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2022
Japan enacts legislation to prepare for future pandemics
Parliament has enacted legislation to take steps in preparing for future pandemics, including establishing a new rule obliging major hospitals to offer beds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports over 11,200 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases rose 24.7% week on week to 11,762.4 in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022
Scattered easing of COVID-19 curbs across China after week of unrest
China is set to announce an easing of its COVID quarantine rules in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022
As economy stutters, China's youth seek safety of civil service
Civil servant jobs in China have been in high demand for thousands of years as a sure way for those with high scores at the five-hour, multidisciplinary exam to move up the social ladder.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 2, 2022
The linguistic side-effects of yet another year with COVID-19
As we the end of our third year of life in the pandemic, it's time for a review of all the newly popular vocabulary that has sprung up as a result.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 117,778 cases, doubling last Thursday's total
The seven-day average of new cases came to 12,004.4, compared with 8,770.3 a week earlier.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
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

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