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VACCINES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 22, 2021
Japan's vaccine passports: Here's what you need to know
With applications for the documents accepted from Monday, details have been set out on how to apply and where the passports can be used.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021
‘Ridiculous’: Vaccine myths cripple U.S. uptake as delta surges
Just as the Biden administration appeared on the verge of snuffing out COVID-19 in the U.S., a shadow pandemic of disinformation threatens to prolong the crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021
Two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca shots effective against delta variant, study finds
The study reiterated that one shot of the vaccines is not enough for high protection from the highly transmissible variant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021
Japan's vaccine passport to initially be valid in five countries
The government reportedly plans to expand the number of countries to around 30 and is currently negotiating with several nations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2021
Global quest underway to speed up COVID-19 vaccine trials
Researchers are trying to determine just what level of antibodies a vaccine must produce to provide protection against the illness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2021
Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar
Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced a record tally of coronavirus deaths.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 20, 2021
Pandemic shows Japan needs to figure out how to learn and prepare
Last-minute efforts to deal with COVID-19 vaccinations highlight a national lack of strategy and foresight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 19, 2021
Japan health ministry panel backs lowering Moderna vaccine age limit to 12
The panel recommended lowering the current age restriction of 18 years of age and older without conducting an additional clinical trial, and ministry approval could come in days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2021
Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response
While Washington drew lessons from past incidents, enabling it to build a COVID-19 vaccine quickly, Tokyo allowed itself to fall behind.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2021
COVID-19 still killing Americans faster than guns, cars and flu combined
After 10 weeks of global declines in COVID-19 deaths, the highly transmissible delta variant is driving a new uptick.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021
Japan's top COVID-19 adviser calls for new approach as restrictions become ineffective
Shigeru Omi believes that instead of restricting people's movement, Japan should focus more on taking advantage of its 'excellent science and technology” to halt the virus in its tracks.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2021
Europe gets tough on vaccinations as threats replace incentives
As governments across Europe push to get everyday life back to normal, the carrot-and-stick approach to inoculations is shifting more to the latter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2021
Biden says social media ‘killing people’ with virus fiction
Biden's comments came shortly after the head of the CDC said the U.S. is seeing a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated” in parts of the country where inoculation rates are low.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2021
South Korean youth fight 'click war' in hunt for COVID-19 vaccines
Many young South Koreans feel unfairly singled out by authorities as the main driver of its COVID-19 outbreak, even as the government prioritizes vaccine distribution to older people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2021
Tokyo's neighbors brace for fallout as cases rise in the capital
Kanagawa Prefecture — which logged 403 cases on Thursday, its highest tally since late January — is considering requesting a state of emergency, and Chiba Prefecture may do the same.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2021
World carved up into haves and have-nots by mRNA vaccine access
The cutting-edge technology, which made its debut during the pandemic, has proven more effective than any other in staving off infections and serious illness from the coronavirus.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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