With his term extended for an historic additional five years, Xi Jinping may be feeling invincible and strong. But he must know that nothing is permanent.
Japan’s focus on the 3Cs instead of large-scale testing was met with disbelief in the West; global excess mortality numbers now tell a different story.
Expressing cautious optimism, Japan’s prime minister elucidated the need for “preparations towards the next phase.”
“Even if there is an X factor, it will still be necessary to get vaccinated, wear masks, and avoid crowded places” ー Dr. Masayuki Miyasaka, Osaka...
While exercising caution due to the Omicron variant, young twenty year olds still gathered in Tokyo and across the country to celebrate the occasion.
Fear sells, and the media uncritically pushes everyone’s alarmist messages, whether it is an “epidemic of the unvaccinated,” or a new mutant virus, or overburdened hospitals.
With COVID-19, Japan is now headed towards a set of measures most of the West has already embraced. But as history shows, there is the potential...
The surge has the attention of local and national officials who hope current measures will help bring the number of infections down, while they also seek...
The ministry’s website has not updated its 2020 slides on initial pandemic response. Japan has had lower deaths per capita than some extensively vaccinated countries.
“It is possible to prepare for mutations by producing multiple antibodies ahead of time…,” says pathological biochemistry professor Takeshi Urano.
Protesters ignore Major League Baseball, Wimbledon, and the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, which are all happening in the U.S. and the U.K, despite their higher number...
Popular since its launch, “Cells at Work!” is the perfect vehicle to demonstrate COVID-19 prevention measures and tackle a dilemma that Japan and the rest of...
