Tag - Japan

False claim uses Japanese Nobel laureate Tasuku Honjo name again to spread COVID-19 misinformation

April 19, 2021

As the world grapples with a health crisis and misinformation, false claims are re-emerging despite being debunked earlier. A claim saying “Japanese...

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Japan sees spike in female suicide rate

March 19, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is driving a spike in suicides in Japan and women have been impacted the most. Japan, where suicides are considered a major social issue...

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The peculiar case of Japan in the pandemic

August 7, 2020

Once applauded for its low coronavirus incidence rate and mortality, Japan has been recording an exponential rise in new cases per day since June-end. The...