Japan Is Paying Tokyo Families to Move to the Countryside. These Parents Say No Thanks.
In a bid to disperse Tokyo’s dense population to rural areas of Japan, the government’s been offering to pay families to move.
China Is Reopening, But It’s a Long Road Back to Normality
As COVID-19 cases explode in China, some countries have adopted new entry restrictions for Chinese travelers.
In China, the Protests Are Dying Down and the Arrests Are Starting
“We are all desperately deleting our chat history,” a Beijing resident says.
Why China’s COVID Protests Aren’t Like Anything Before Them
“Just having a normal life feels like a distant hope,” a protester says.
Why Are Students Holding Up This Physics Equation During China’s COVID Protests?
In protests unseen for decades, citizens in China are venting their anger at the country’s zero-COVID policy in subtle and unusual ways.
Chinese Police Say They Arrested BBC Journalist at Protest to Protect Him From COVID
The BBC said it does not consider this a “credible explanation” for the arrest of Ed Lawrence, who was “beaten and kicked by the police” while covering the protest on Sunday night.
Remote Working in Japan? This Airline Plans to Offer You Unlimited Flights to Tokyo
A Japanese airline wants to offer a new lifestyle for remote workers in Tokyo: live in a cheaper city and fly to the capital however many times they want.
China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Policy Is Going to Last a Whole Lot Longer
“It is a slap in the face to those who anticipate an imminent and significant policy pivot.”
27 Killed in China’s Quarantine Bus Crash, Stoking Anger at Zero-COVID Policy
“They would have been fine at home, but they were sent on a path to death.”
China’s Volleyball Team Stirred Controversy for Competing in N95 Masks
“Before the athletes could contract the viruses, they would already suffocate from the masks.”
A Chinese City Is Doing COVID Tests on Fresh Fish
“The chance of a fish being infected with coronavirus is pretty much zero,” an epidemiologist says.
A New Virus From Shrews Has Infected Dozens in China, Researchers Found
The new virus should be “greeted with alarm, not panic,” one of the researchers says.