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Ryusei Takahashi
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2022
How the pandemic changed Â鶹´«Ã½ health care system
COVID-19 has overhauled work practices and exposed the divisions between the public and private sectors of the medical system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 28, 2021
Omicron offers stark reminder of human cost of Â鶹´«Ã½ border controls
The administration¡¯s response to the new variant has again shone a light on the impact of tough countermeasures, and demonstrated the country¡¯s continued willingness to pay the price.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2021
Concern grows as highly transmissible omicron variant finds foothold in Japan
The Kyoto Prefectural Government said it has confirmed that one person has been infected with the variant, and that their infection route has not been traced so far.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2021
Japan suspends visas for would-be residents amid crackdown on inbound travel
Effective Thursday, the central government temporarily suspended for one month visas that have been issued but not used to enter Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2021
Japan tells airlines to halt inbound flight bookings over omicron fears
People with existing bookings will still be able to fly into Japan despite the ¡®emergency measure¡¯ that came the same day the country logged its second case of the omicron variant.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2021
Japan confirms first case of omicron coronavirus variant
Genomic screening had detected the variant in a male Namibian diplomat in his 30s who had landed in Tokyo on Sunday traveling from from Namibia.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 30, 2021
Scores hoping to enter Japan in limbo ¡ª again ¡ª after latest entry ban
The country¡¯s new entry measures ¡ª which together with Israel are among the world¡¯s most stringent ¡ª mean that from Tuesday all new visitors are barred from entry.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2021
Boosters, logistics and shots for kids: Challenges remain as Japan hits vaccine turning point
As the country finishes its initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Japan must simultaneously gear up to distribute a third dose.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2021
Japan to bar all new foreign visitors as omicron fears grow
The measures close the border to business travelers, foreign students and foreign interns starting Tuesday but it does not affect re-entry for Japanese nationals and foreign residents.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021
New normal takes shape as Japan announces ¡®vaccine-test package¡¯
Those showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result would be able to enter eating and drinking establishments as normal, even under a state of emergency.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2021
In sweeping pandemic policy bundle, free testing signals attitude change in Japan
After nearly two years of criticism that the country isn¡¯t carrying out enough tests, the measure is a subtle but strong sign of a shift toward a more proactive stance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2021
Japan prepares for sixth wave as Kishida rolls out pandemic policy package
Proposals to be finalized Friday aim to bolster the country¡¯s hospital capacity, expand its vaccine campaign and advance treatment and testing.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 15, 2021
First no Kai opts out of election amid speculation over Yuriko Koike¡¯s political ambitions
With the Tokyo governor seemingly performing a U-turn on running for the Lower House, the campaign of fledgling ¡®conservative centrist¡¯ party First no Kai never got off the ground.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2021
Tokyo area quake reignites concerns over capital¡¯s seismic vulnerability
The Meteorological Agency was quick to dispel speculation that the tremor ¡ª a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that shook Tokyo late Thursday night ¡ª could be a foreshock for a larger quake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2021
Japan enters a new stage of the pandemic fraught with fresh challenges
Prefectural governors are set to gradually peel back virus measures, while the central government shifts its focus toward the final stages of the initial vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2021
Japan leans on governors to prevent post-emergency COVID-19 rebound
Steps similar to quasi-emergency measures will be put in place by prefectural governors, who have been given the task of rolling back restrictions while maintaining certain precautions.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 23, 2021
Japan prepares booster shots amid worries over waning vaccine efficacy
Preparations have begun to administer additional shots to health care workers and older people, but debate still swirls around how extra doses should be given and when.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2021
Home COVID-19 care surged as Â鶹´«Ã½ hospitals filled up, but treatment options were limited
Providing at-home treatment for coronavirus patients presents an entirely different dilemma for the nation¡¯s already exhausted medical personnel.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2021
Japan plans to roll out booster shots by the end of the year
Japan could soon start giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who are at least eight months removed from their second doses.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2021
Japan sets out pandemic exit strategy after emergency extended
The plan will rely on vaccine passports or some other document that verifies an individual is fully inoculated.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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