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VACCINES

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. to share AstraZeneca vaccine stockpile as India battles COVID-19 surge
The U.S. has used wartime powers and contractual clauses to give its orders priority, with no known doses made there having gone to any buyer other than the U.S. government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
More than 20 new cases of Indian COVID-19 variant found in Japan
A senior government official acknowledged that it would be 'difficult' to completely stifle the variant in the country if it began to spread more widely.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021
They know the drill: Dentists tapped to speed up Japan's slow vaccine rollout
Their involvement will be contingent upon municipalities not being able to secure enough doctors and nurses to go ahead with mass vaccinations at public facilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2021
When it comes to a restart of global travel, all vaccines are not equal
A patchwork of approvals across the world is laying the groundwork for a global vaccine bifurcation, where the shot you get could determine which countries you can enter and work in.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 24, 2021
My summer vacation abroad: Family, friends and a vaccination
The idea of travel and reuniting with loved ones may be all the more tempting if you can get a COVID-19 vaccination while you're back in your home country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2021
U.S. ends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine pause, says shots to resume immediately
Officials found just 15 cases among the 8 million shots given that had experienced the syndrome involving severe blood clots and low platelets as a result of the vaccine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021
How South Korea stepped up specialty syringe production for COVID-19 vaccines
South Korea's relative abundance of low dead space syringes has helped it give 3.4% of its population at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, compared with 1.1% in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2021
U.S. weighs global vaccine intellectual property waiver opposed by drugmakers
The European Union, U.K., Japan, Switzerland, Brazil and Norway are also among territories resisting the measure currently before the WTO.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2021
How the WHO's push for global vaccines needled Europe
The EU's ambivalence stems partly from short supplies and a slack start to the COVAX program, but also from concerns that the EU's efforts will go unnoticed in a vaccine diplomacy war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2021
Cash-strapped Africa overwhelmed by COVID-19 vaccine challenge
Many African countries, already facing a shortage of affordable vaccines, are being stunned by the unprecedented scale of the distribution challenge when doses do arrive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2021
Japan's local governments get creative to incentivize vaccinations
From free bath salt giveaways to discounted taxi rides, municipalities are coming up with an array of programs, but the central government remains wary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2021
Japan should consider scrapping Olympics, former finance chief says
Ex-Finance Minister Jun Azumi highlighted that recent polls showed 70% of the public are against holding the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2021
As Pfizer talks fail to lift its markets, could Japan see vaccine envy?
The nation won praise during the pandemic for staying open while others locked down, but is now struggling with its inoculation program.
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 Times
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.
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.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.

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