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INDIA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2021
As COVID-19 ravages India, one Mumbai slum succeeds in turning the tide
The pandemic crisis has forced both authorities and local people to rethink sanitation and public health issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021
It’s time we learn to live with coronavirus
In reality, no one has definitive answers and stronger restrictions have not resulted in fewer COVID-19 deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2021
India's brutal COVID-19 wave brings tragic scenes to small town hospital
India's brutal second wave has reached the small towns and the countryside, ripping through a fragile health system not equipped to deal with such a large public health crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2021
What we know about the Indian variant as COVID-19 sweeps South Asia
India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2021
Tens of millions face poverty in pandemic-ravaged India
After dipping into his savings to weather India’s snap pandemic lockdown last March, Manoj Kumar was just getting his head above water again earning 600 rupees ($8) a day as a construction worker in the tourist hot spot of Goa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2021
EU and India agree on trade reboot to confront China threats
The EU's push to deepen its ties with India as well as other Asian nations comes as tensions with China grow.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 8, 2021
World shares India’s pain with growing COVID-19 crisis
The WHO estimates that 25% of global deaths last week occurred in India, a death toll that exceeded 3,700 lives per day.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2021
Vaccines work on this India variant. Experts fret about the next.
As infections surge by more than 300,000 cases for 14 straight days, India's limited ability to track new mutations emerging from its outbreak is a growing concern for scientists.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2021
Indian minister to self-isolate at G7 meeting of top diplomats due to COVID-19 scare
A meeting of top Group of Seven diplomats being held in person in London risked being derailed after India’s foreign minister said he would self-isolate over possible exposure to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2021
As the virus ravages poorer countries, rich nations are springing back to life
'It's a moral issue,” said a doctor in Malawi. 'This is something rich countries should be thinking about. It's their conscience. It's how they define themselves.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 5, 2021
COVID-19 forecasters warn India deaths may double in coming weeks
The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world's biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021
Modi fights pressure to lock down India as virus deaths rise
The debate has been complicated by Modi's move last year to impose a nationwide lockdown without warning, spurring a humanitarian crisis as migrant workers fled on foot to rural areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021
Not just India: Developing nations see explosive rise in COVID-19 cases
The reported spread in these handful of nations has been far more rapid, and signals the dangers of allowing the novel coronavirus to go uncontrolled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 3, 2021
Modi experiences setback after loss in key India state poll
The prime minister's party lost big in a state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021
China deletes social media posts mocking India amid backlash
Photos of the Tianhe module launch and its fuel burn-off were compared with a mass outdoor cremation in India, and captioned 'China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2021
India’s COVID-19 crisis threatens a global oil recovery
Stay-at-home advisories are likely to hit motor fuels, which until now had been supported by a mass switch from public transport to private cars and motorbikes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2021
Indian diaspora struggles to help homeland ‘gasping for air’
The diaspora is collecting funds, lobbying governments in countries where they reside and making pledges to shuttle essential supplies and equipment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2021
Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.
In March and early April, millions of largely unmasked people attended religious festivals and political rallies that were held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2021
A new virus variant is infecting millions in India. What could its spread mean for Japan?
The Japanese government announced on Monday that it has so far detected a total 21 cases of the Indian variant, including 20 cases confirmed via airport quarantine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2021
Biden bans most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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