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PHARMACEUTICALS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020
Oxford COVID-19 vaccine prompts immune response in adults, AstraZeneca says
The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford produces a similar immune response in both older and younger adults, and adverse responses were lower among older people, British drug maker AstraZeneca PLC said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Oct 24, 2020
China defends giving experimental vaccines to thousands
The COVID-19 shot was first give to frontline workers, but has now been rolled out to employees of state-owned companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2020
Fujifilm works with Shanghai firm to get Avigan approved in China
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said on Thursday it has partnered with Shanghai-based Carelink Pharmaceutical Co. to seek approval in China for Avigan to treat COVID-19 and influenza.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 17, 2020
WHO coronavirus vaccine drive bedeviled by familiar question: Who pays if things go wrong?
Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It's not clear and that's a big problem in the battle to beat COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2020
Fujifilm seeks approval for Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan
The move comes after a late-stage study showed reduced recovery times for patients with nonsevere symptoms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 13, 2020
China looks to give vaccines still being tested to students
Two shots being developed by CNBG which are still in the final, third phase of testing have been authorized for emergency use in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2020
AstraZeneca's Japanese COVID-19 vaccine trial back on, but U.S. still paused
The British drugmaker said the early-to-mid-stage trial for the vaccine against the coronavirus resumed in Japan after consultations with the national health regulator
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 2, 2020
How Russia shortened the COVID-19 vaccine race to declare victory
Russia’s version of America’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine project is located far from the Kremlin on a sleepy side street on the outskirts of Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2020
Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine advances, sparking optimism in race
The company's vaccine could require just one shot instead of two — important considering that the entire population of the world needs vaccination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 19, 2020
Japan is forced to look abroad in the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. But at what cost?
Japan has a history of vaccines and related medical treatments that have proven to be problematic — take the prescription drug Tamiflu, for example.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine leaders make trial plans public in transparency push
The moves come amid increasing concern that the effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine is becoming politicized.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 16, 2020
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trial reports no major safety issues
Safety has been a paramount concern since AstraZeneca paused tests of the vaccine it's co-developing with the University of Oxford following an adverse event in a U.K.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 11, 2020
China starts testing coronavirus nasal spray vaccine
Some scientists hope a vaccine that gets sprayed through the nose may have a better chance of stopping the spread of the insidious virus through respiratory tracts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020
Vaccine politics demand more from big pharma
The FDA usually wants high standards while drugmakers push boundaries. But political pressure and public unease over a rushed process has forced a role reversal.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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