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COVID 19 VACCINES

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2021
COVID-19 survivors may need just one shot of a two-dose vaccine, studies show
The issue has become all the more urgent since safety concerns have been raised about vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2021
Japan's vaccine chief pushes flexibility for rollout
Taro Kono said that the government will consider having students and workers receive shots at their schools and workplaces to make it more convenient for them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 17, 2021
Why the vaccine safety numbers are still fuzzy
If there is a connection between the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and a rare clotting syndrome, new cases are likely to emerge now that the word is out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2021
Ontario sets up checkpoints and shuts construction as virus surges in Canada
The province is forcing nonessential construction sites to shut down and closing recreational facilities including golf courses, playgrounds and soccer fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2021
Vietnam calls for faster vaccine rollout before shots expire
Vietnam's health ministry called for the acceleration of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Friday as the expiry date of the Southeast Asian country's first batch of jabs supplied through the COVAX program fast approaches.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2021
Tokyo Olympics chief commits to games as infections surge, amid fresh calls to cancel
Japan has exhibited 'poor performance' in containing transmission, along with limited testing capacity and a slow vaccination rollout, health experts wrote in the British Medical Journal
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2021
How China fell behind after passing up a vaccine opportunity
In the early stages of the pandemic, China and other Asian nations failed to jump on mRNA tech, which has become the breakout star of the COVID-19 era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2021
Even as vaccine rollouts accelerate, global air travel still stuck way behind 2019 levels
Measuring seats on offer shows that carriers currently have some 62 million seats per week, well short of the 2019 benchmark of 106 million.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 15, 2021
FAQ: What to know about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Japan
Japan expanded inoculations to its elderly population on April 12, and will eventually roll out the vaccine out to the public. Here is what you need to know.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
The FDA’s caution on the J&J vaccine is a costly mistake
The FDA acted after blood clots were observed in less than one in a million people who have received the J&J vaccine. COVID-19 has already killed 1,712 out of every million Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2021
Vaccine blood-clot side effect puts focus on immune reaction
Health officials are exploring whether and how an immune reaction may occur in people who have received vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. calls for pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after clotting cases
The concerns about the shot mirror those about AstraZeneca's, which European regulators began investigating last month after some recipients developed blood clots.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2021
Virus variants could propel fourth wave to new heights as Japan's cities clamp down
A significant increase in testing and genomic screening would better reveal the spread of virus variants, but experts question the country's ability and willingness to do so.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2021
Japan’s slow vaccine rollout pushes back recovery time frame
The slow rollout means struggling businesses and fearful shoppers will have to hold out for longer as the economy's recovery is delayed by as much as two years compared with global peers.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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