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VACCINATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2021
Japan prioritized domestic trials of Pfizer before rollout, vaccine czar says
The nation's vaccine czar revealed that Pfizer trials included over 100 Japanese residents in the U.S., but said the health ministry needed domestic tests due to 'food and diet' differences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021
Vaccines versus COVID-19: The great immunity debate
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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021
Japan's top business lobby makes case for eased entry restrictions
Keidanren has presented to Suga proposals on relaxed quarantines, opening the border to vaccinated individuals and the domestic use of vaccine passports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2021
Japan secures 150 million Novavax vaccine doses
Known as TAK-019 in Japan, the vaccine has proved to be 90% effective in preventing infections at clinical trials held abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2021
Japan considers use of vaccine passports for commercial activities
The plan says that with vaccine passports, users could get discounts and extra services.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 7, 2021
Third man in Japan died after receiving recalled Moderna vaccine
The 49-year-old man, who was allergic to buckwheat, received his second shot on Aug. 11 and his death was confirmed the following day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2021
Canada, France and Singapore begin to recognize Japan’s vaccine passports
The list of countries and regions accepting the documents has now grown to 34, but the easing of entry restrictions varies from place to place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2021
Daiichi Sankyo positions its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster in Japan
Daiichi Sankyo is aiming for full regulatory approval by the second half of next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2021
Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December, report says
The certificates — intended for overseas travel rather than domestic use — will be issued via a QR scan code through a smartphone app from around mid-December, the Nikkei reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 4, 2021
For Suga, the pandemic proved to be his undoing
Since his first day in office, Suga had sought to stamp down the coronavirus and revive the nation's battered economy. But he never came close to achieving either goal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2021
Suga decision elicits surprise — and heavy criticism — among Japanese public
Many, including medical workers, lamented the Suga government's slow and inadequate response to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2021
Japan outlines preliminary COVID-19 exit strategy
Attempts to discourage even vaccinated people from traveling, dining out or attending large-scale events could end as early as October.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines may become a viable business. That’s a problem.
Inoculations have been distributed to almost every person on the planet. But, traditionally, they been unprofitable for the pharmaceutical industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery
China announced the delivery timetable for a highly politicized order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE , saying the first 932,000 shots would arrive on the island Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021
Youth clobbered, elderly spared in Japan’s worst-ever COVID-19 wave
The makeup of serious patients is now mostly those in middle age and younger — very different from the January spike, which saw very few serious cases in their 20s and 30s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance
Kanagawa Prefecture said it had put the suspected lot of the firm's COVID-19 vaccine on hold after about 3,790 people had already received shots from the same lot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2021
Tokyo eyes online lottery system for walk-in youth vaccination site
Concerns are growing that crowds around the site could create a new high-risk environment for the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 30, 2021
Foreign substances in Japan's Moderna shots: Here's what you need to know
Other possibly contaminated batches have been reported in recent days, but experts say health risks are low.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2021
Japan vows quick and transparent probe after deaths of two who had Moderna shots
'We would like the experts to examine under what circumstances the deaths occurred, and whether there were any causal relations' with the vaccine, Japan's health minister said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2021
Japan looks at mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines
The health ministry is weighing mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines to help ease supply concerns and accelerate the country's inoculation program.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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