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HEALTH

ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Taiwan accuses Chinese trolls of fomenting racism spat with WHO
Taiwan accused Chinese internet users of spreading fabricated expressions of remorse in a coordinated effort to paint Taipei as the source of a campaign of racist abuse against the head of the World Health Organization.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Wuhan rent protest shows unrest brewing in China after lockdown
Dozens of small shop owners protested outside one of Wuhan’s biggest shopping malls to demand a cut in rent, in one of the first signs of unrest since authorities lifted a lockdown at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2020
Thousands of people in tightly packed dorms pose new challenge for Singapore's virus fight
Tightly packed dormitories housing thousands of foreign workers have emerged as one of Singapore’s biggest challenges in its fight to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Apr 10, 2020
Shortage spurs rush on materials for DIY virus masks in Hokkaido
A nationwide shortage of face masks amid the growing COVID-19 outbreak has sparked a rise in the number of people who make homemade masks using cloth as a substitution for medical gauze as protection against the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
Boris Johnson kept working, but the coronavirus took over
Boris Johnson was on his own. He had been self-isolating for a week since testing positive for coronavirus. His domestic staff left trays of food outside his apartment door.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
'You can't relax': Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress
Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16,500.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2020
Japanese ICUs understaffed and overlooked as coronavirus influx looms
The health ministry estimates that Tokyo could see up to 700 patients in need of intensive care every day once the epidemic reaches its peak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2020
Impossible dilemma? World watches Italy as firms plead to return to work
Many Italian companies and academics are pressing the government to reopen factories to prevent an economic catastrophe, as the world watches how the first Western country to impose a lockdown can extricate itself from the unprecedented measures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2020
Boris Johnson 'getting better' in intensive care as U.K. extends overdraft
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was getting better Thursday in intensive care where he is battling COVID-19 as his government extended its overdraft facility and reviewed the most stringent shutdown in peacetime history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2020
A car boom in Wuhan brings hope for post-lockdown recovery
If a stream of visitors to auto dealerships in the virus-hit city is any indication, the recovery of the car business in China and perhaps the world could be rapid.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020
From fine to flailing: Rapid health declines in COVID-19 patients jar doctors and nurses
One medical worker called it "insane," another said it induces paranoia — the speed with which patients are declining and dying from the novel coronavirus is shocking even veteran doctors and nurses as they scramble to determine how to stop such sudden deterioration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020
Unchecked spread of coronavirus prompts about-face on masks around the world
Wearing face masks, which health officials in many countries previously discouraged outside hospitals, is gaining converts as the coronavirus spreads across the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020
Fewer coronavirus deaths seen in countries that mandate tuberculosis vaccine
Countries with mandatory policies to vaccinate against tuberculosis register fewer coronavirus deaths than countries that don’t have those policies, a new study has found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2020
China snake village scales down as coronavirus prompts wildlife trade ban
Since China began frantic efforts to curb a coronavirus epidemic in late January, residents in the tiny snake breeding village of Zisiqiao have had to come to terms with a ban on wildlife trading, its lifeline for decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2020
Pulp friction: Border jams delay supply of toilet paper's sole ingredient
As several European borders limit travel to stop the spread of COVID-19, two of the world's biggest pulp makers say transportation logjams are delaying shipments of the raw material — the only ingredient in the toilet paper that people are hoarding to weather quarantines.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Apr 8, 2020
What changes under Japan's state of emergency declaration?
After weeks of intense pressure Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in seven urban areas, but what does that change?
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2020
Pandemic grips Britain with Boris Johnson still in intensive care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained in intensive care while his deputy tried to reassure Britain that the battle against the coronavirus was under control even as the daily death toll rose to a record.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2020
Emergency declared in Japan for Tokyo, Osaka and five other virus hot spots
Basic infrastructure — electricity, water supply and gas — as well as businesses such as supermarkets, banks and public transportation, will not be impacted by the declaration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2020
Japan firms to shut with emergency decree; 7-Elevens stay open
Japanese companies prepared to close retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and offices, while expanding work-from-home policies, after the government declared a state of emergency in major metropolitan areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2020
Running out of beds and gear, Tokyo medical staff say Japan's 'state of emergency' already here
The crisis has already arrived at Eiju General Hospital in central Tokyo, which has reported 140 cases of COVID-19 in the past two weeks.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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