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As a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic worsens in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga faces a formidable challenge to successfully host the increasingly beleaguered Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, with less than 100 days left to go. More contagious variants of COVID-19 are spreading from Japan’s second-largest city Osaka. Cases are already rising again in Tokyo, requiring a so-called “quasi state of emergency” to be reimposed in Japan’s major cities. Anxieties are also rising over the country’s sluggish vaccine rollout, which is far behind many other countries, includin...

Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. As COVID drags on, Japanese Communists demand relief to save jobs February 12, 2021 9:57 AM CDT By Shimbun Akahata Waitresses wearing face masks stand outside their fast food restaurant in the hopes of selling takeout meals during lunch time in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. As the state of emergency drags on in Japan, the Communist Party is demanding more relief to save the...

Top of The World: Rescuers in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand are racing to find more than 100 people missing after a glacier collapsed on Sunday. And, health officials in South Africa announced a halt to the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Also, President Joe Biden on Sunday suggested that the US would not lift sanctions on Iran until it complies with the terms of the nuclear deal.

Dr. Atul Gawande: Pandemic led to a ‘rethink on what matters’ Producer Joyce Hackel © Hiro Komae/AP A man wearing a face mask walks through the Sensoji temple in the snow in Tokyo, Jan. 28, 2021. It's a strange, confusing and difficult time for society during the coronavirus pandemic. For nearly a year, we’ve watched the death toll from COVID-19 exceed 2.25 million worldwide. At the same time, new vaccines seem nothing short of miraculous. It’s tantalizing to think of a future — not living with constant anxiety. So, how do we process grief and also embrace a reali...

Japan's central and local governments are preparing to roll out coronavirus vaccines in February. It's a coordinated effort on an unprecedented scale, and it poses serious challenges for those calling the shots.