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Immunity to the coronavirus lasts at least a year, probably much longer, and improves over time especially after vaccination, according to two new studies. The findings may help put to rest lingering fears that protection against the virus will be short-lived. Together, the studies suggest that most people who have recovered from COVID-19 and who…
Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka said in a social media post-Thursday she is prioritizing her mental health and will forgo what she considers are damaging press events during the upcoming French Open. The Japanese world No. 2 said the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players’ mental health, and she hopes…
State-run mass COVID-19 vaccination centers opened Monday in Tokyo and Osaka, as Japan seeks to accelerate its inoculation program that has lagged far behind other developed countries with just two months until the Summer Olympics. The centers, staffed by Self-Defense Forces doctors and nurses, will operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for three months,…
Japan is struggling with a renewed outbreak of coronavirus, with only about 1% of the population vaccinated — renewing calls for the Olympics to be canceled. Speaking at a meeting of the coordination committee Wednesday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Japanese and Tokyo 2020 officials would make the right decision on managing the…
The rainy season this year is beginning for some western and central parts of the Japanese archipelago weeks earlier than usual, recording the earliest starting date ever in some of these regions since statistics became available in 1951. According to preliminary figures released by the Meteorological Agency, the Kinki region, which includes Osaka, Hyogo and…
Lady Gaga says she got pregnant at 19 after being raped by a music producer early in her career, a trauma that triggered a “total psychotic break.” The singer-songwriter opened up about the ordeal on Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s Apple TV+ show “The Me You Can’t See,” which focuses on mental health. Lady Gaga,…
Japan’s exports in April rose 38.0 percent from a year ago, the largest increase in over a decade, as they continued to recover from a coronavirus pandemic-triggered slump thanks to strong demand in China and the United States, government data showed Thursday. Exports of goods in the reporting month soared to 7.18 trillion yen ($66…
A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near the China-claimed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday in a “freedom of navigation” operation, the 7th Fleet said. The operation involving the guided-missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur comes as China has rattled the region in recent years through large-scale island-building and base construction activities in the sea….
A surge in coronavirus cases in Japan is forcing exhausted medical workers to make “heartbreaking” decisions about treatment as healthcare services are close to being overwhelmed, medics have said. In Osaka, at the center of the country’s fourth wave of infections, hospital beds are almost at capacity and reports say an estimated 17,000 people with…
A security personnel and off-limits displays are seen near a banner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, outside an Olympic facility in Tokyo, Japan May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics has…
