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Articles from time.com

Browse articles from time.com in the Akihabara archive.

Apr 2020

This Japanese Island Lifted Its Coronavirus Lockdown Too Soon and Became a Warning to the World

But, when the governor lifted restrictions, a second wave of infections hit even harder. “Now I regret it, we should not have lifted the first state of emergency,” Dr. Kiyoshi Nagase, chairman o…

Feb 2018

The First Doping Case of the 2018 Winter Olympics Sees a Japanese Speed Skater Suspended

Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito has tested positive for a banned diuretic in the first doping case of the Pyeongchang Olympics. Saito, a reserve on the 5,000-meter relay tea…

Jan 2018

A Japanese Doctor Who Studied Longevity — And Lived To 105 — Said If You Must Retire, Do It Well After Age 65

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, credited with building the foundations of Japanese medicine and helping make Japan the world leader in longevity, often practiced what he preached. The physician, chairman…