Tag - covid-19

 
 

COVID 19

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2020
Coronavirus has exposed the EU’s creeping irrelevance
Europe's nations were supposed to find a common identity and strength in unity. The pandemic has shown this to be a figment.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 28, 2020
England's Ellis Genge wants new players' union after COVID-19 pay cuts
England prop Ellis Genge has called for a new, more independent players' union amid dissatisfaction among fellow professionals about how pay cuts as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic have been handled by clubs and rugby authorities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020
The British expat paying $7,000 a month to swim in Singapore’s lockdown
Not helping any with Singapore’s image as home to a bunch of crazy-rich Asians comes the almost too-ridiculous-to-be-true story of a man who rented a swimming pool for 10,000 Singapore dollars ($7,040) a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2020
Italy wants to reopen. Businesses ask: Where's the money?
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Roberto Ferraro to shut the patisserie he runs in Amelia, a scenic hilltop town in central Italy, he had just rented out a new site to increase production of ice cream and start selling it abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 28, 2020
Tokyo confirms 112 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday
The update brought the single day figure back into triple digits, after totals below 100 were logged over the past couple of days.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 28, 2020
NPB shutdown robs fans of limited chances to see aging legends
With the delayed season expected to start behind closed doors, it's unclear when Japanese baseball's elder statesmen will receive cheers from packed stands again.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020
Blow for China's virus diplomacy as 'One Sea' friendship song leaves Filipinos furious
A music video produced by China to promote its support for neighbors battling the coronavirus has backfired in the Philippines, attracting a flood of public criticism and an online petition that is fast attracting signatures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2020
Embraer takes Boeing to arbitration over failed deal as Brazil eyes China tie-up
The U.S. plane maker abruptly canceled a u00a5451 billion deal this weekend that had been years in the making.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 28, 2020
Odd couple: LDP-Komeito political marriage faces testing times
Power struggles in Abe's party could further strain the two-decades-old coalition in the weeks to come
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2020
Hosting Tokyo Olympics next year difficult without vaccine, says Japan Medical Association chief
JMA president Yoshitake Yokokura also called on the nation to increase virus testing, which he said was not widespread enough to judge whether infection rates were falling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2020
In cash-loving Japan, banks still busy despite coronavirus emergency
Elderly customers, a general lack of enthusiasm for electronic money and increased free time see high customer traffic at banks despite stay-at-home requests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020
More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with coronavirus symptoms, data shows
More than 2,200 Indonesians have died with acute symptoms of COVID-19 but were not recorded as victims of the disease, a Reuters review of data from 16 of the country's 34 provinces showed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2020
WHO chief says pandemic 'far from over,' expressing worry about children
The coronavirus pandemic is "far from over" and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunization for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 28, 2020
Taiwan pushes WHO participation in rare ministerial call with U.S.
In a rare teleconference between health ministers, Taiwan has thanked the United States for its support in pushing for the island's participation in the World Health Organization amid the coronavirus pandemic and despite China's objections.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
More prefectures in Japan extend school closures amid virus uncertainty
Caution is the watch word for now when it comes to students and teachers.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
Democratic Party for the People to propose September school enrollment
The school year in Japan has long started in April.

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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