scorecardresearch
Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicJapan

Topic: Japan

China minister defends ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats, Italians return to farming & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Japan seems to have beat coronavirus despite no lockdown or mass testing

Japan has managed to flatten the curve, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations.

Covid cases from Diamond Princess cruise ship reveal pattern of disease

A detailed analysis of the cases found Covid-19 can be very mild, causing a sore throat, dry cough and runny nose, without fever or lower respiratory tract symptoms.

Japan seeks extradition of 2 Americans accused of helping ex-Nissan head Ghosn escape country

This is the latest twist in the spy-novel saga of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who, while awaiting trial in Tokyo on financial crime charges, fled to Lebanon.

Drug trial of antiviral Avignan continues in Japan despite inconclusive interim result

China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years, calling on urban govts & pvt. tech giants to roll out everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence.

Not Japanese and travelling abroad? You may not be able to re-enter Japan again

In view of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan has upheld a law that bars re-entry of foreign workers after overseas travel to control the spread of the virus.

Samurai Boost: Why Indian companies are leaning more on Japanese banks for funding

Dollar funding has become more costly amid turmoil but the price of raising yen has risen more slowly, boosting the appeal of fund-raising in the currency.

Japan is set to approve remdesivir to treat coronavirus

The relatively quick move by Japan is expected days after the US authorised Gilead Sciences' remdesivir drug for emergency use on virus patients.

Japan has not even started to flatten Covid curve. Blame Shinzo Abe

Opinion polls show at least half of Japan disapprove of government’s handling of the crisis and say Abe’s emergency declaration came too late.

Japan and IOC make conflicting statements about Tokyo Olympics

Questions about the timing of the 2020 Summer Olympics have come back to the forefront as the Covid-19 outbreak worsens in Japan and elsewhere.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.