Coronavirus
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Tokyo’s 1st omicron case found
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday that a person has been found infected with the omicron variant...
December 16, 2021
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Hitachi, Alstom win contract for Britain’s HS2 rail project
LONDON — A joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. and Alstom SA of France has won a £1.97 billion (abou...
December 16, 2021
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81% surveyed in Japan want better medical care to handle pandemic
Improving the medical system to deal with the novel coronavirus should be the government’s priority,...
December 15, 2021
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Shionogi eyes overseas clinical trials of oral COVID-19 drug early next year
OSAKA — Pharmaceutical company Shionogi and Co. aims to have the oral COVID-19 drug it is currently ...
December 15, 2021
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Possible mechanism identified for resistance to COVID-19 virus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A group of researchers at government-affiliated research institute Riken has id...
December 14, 2021
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Tokyo confirms 7 new coronavirus infections
OKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed seven new coronavirus infections on ...
December 13, 2021
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Tokyo reports 13 coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 13 new coronavirus infections in the...
December 12, 2021
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Osaka University develops transparent capsule for moving COVID patients
OSAKA — A transparent and airtight capsule for moving COVID-19 patients, developed by Osaka Universi...
December 12, 2021
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Japan has 1st omicron case who passed quarantine inspection
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan has confirmed the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant who passe...
December 12, 2021
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8 new omicron cases confirmed in Japan
Eight people were newly confirmed to be infected with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus i...
December 10, 2021
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Japan in talks with Pfizer to move up vaccine supply schedule
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government is in talks with Pfizer Inc. to have the COVID-19 v...
December 10, 2021
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COVID-19 prevents relatives from seeing deceased at funerals
Constrained by infection prevention measures and families’ fear of discrimination, undertakers are s...
December 9, 2021
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Govt panel mulls vaccinations for children aged 5-11
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is currently discussing whether to expand the COVID-19 vaccin...
December 8, 2021
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Japan ready to admit 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan is ready to admit some 37,000 COVID-19 patients to hospitals, marking an ...
December 8, 2021
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Japan prefectures increasingly share data to support COVID patients at home
Prefectural governments are increasingly ready to share with municipalities information about COVID-...
December 6, 2021
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