Tag - who-i-am

 
Menu
Search
 
May 18, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

WHO I AM

Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2020
WHO plan risks leaving poor nations with no COVID-19 vaccines until 2024
Documents show the program's promoters say it is struggling from a lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements which could make it impossible to achieve its goals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020
WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid vaccine rollout
World Health Organization officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID-19 pandemic now a vaccination was close, saying healthcare systems could still buckle under pressure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 20, 2020
WHO advises doctors not to use Gilead’s remdesivir for COVID-19
The recommendation is a blow to Gilead's drug, which was one of the first thought to offer a meaningful benefit in treatment of coronavirus patients.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2020
WHO investigating potential cluster of COVID-19 cases among staff
The World Health Organization said on Monday there had been 65 coronavirus infections among staff at its Geneva headquarters since the start of the pandemic and that a possible small cluster of cases was under investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2020
WHO warns against COVID-19 complacency after Moderna vaccine news
'Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in cases we are seeing in some countries,' WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 7, 2020
Does protecting food products protect Japan’s farmers?
The government wants to revise a law to protect new plant varieties, but domestic farmers could be prohibited from making their own seeds from registered crops.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 17, 2020
WHO coronavirus vaccine drive bedeviled by familiar question: Who pays if things go wrong?
Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It's not clear and that's a big problem in the battle to beat COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2020
Ski, party, seed a pandemic: Travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight
Nine months into an outbreak that has killed 1 million people, Ischgl, Austria, is where the era of global tourism collided with a pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2020
China says WHO gave blessing for coronavirus vaccine emergency use program
The World Health Organization supported China's campaign to vaccinate certain people against coronavirus in July while clinical trials were still under way, a Chinese health official said Friday, although some experts have expressed concern about the move.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2020
WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 307,000
The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 307,930 in 24 hours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2020
Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food imports
Two cities say they have found traces in frozen food imported from Brazil and Ecuador, but the World Health Organization is downplaying the risk of the virus entering the food chain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2020
WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus
There is a "vast global gap" between funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, and the WHO was only "10 percent of the way" there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2020
Experts shoot down Osaka governor's claim that gargling helps beat virus
Experts cast doubt over claims by officials in the city of Osaka that a gargling medicine could help treat coronavirus patients, even as shelves across Japan were stripped clean of popular brands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2020
Proportion of youth with COVID-19 triples in five months, WHO says
Young people who are hitting nightclubs and beaches are leading a rise in fresh coronavirus cases across the world, with the proportion of those aged 15 to 24 who are infected rising threefold in about five months, the World Health Organization said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020
There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID-19, and the road to normality would be long.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 21, 2020
Wave of promising study results raise hopes for coronavirus vaccines
Early data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines released on Monday, including a closely watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immune system to recognize and fight the novel coronavirus without serious side effects.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2020
New WHO guidance calls for more evidence on airborne coronavirus transmission
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, but stopped short of confirming that the virus spreads through the air.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2020
U.S. exit from WHO over claims of China influence to take effect in July 2021
The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of becoming a puppet for China during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 7, 2020
WHO reviewing report urging new guidance over airborne spread of coronavirus
In an open letter to the WHO, 239 scientists outlined evidence they say shows floating virus particles can infect people who breathe them in.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2020
Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, report says
Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle
Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER