Coronavirus
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Municipalities Weigh Up Pros and Cons of Vaccination Methods in Japan
About 80% of municipalities plan to use both the “mass” vaccination method and the “individual” meth...
February 22, 2021
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Japan-South Korea Relations Warming Fast
Nursing care staff are stressed and exhausted every day as they work in direct contact with elderly ...
February 18, 2021
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Govt to Urge Reporting of Post-Vaccination Anaphylaxis
The government has decided to urge medical institutions to report anaphylaxis, one of the reported s...
February 16, 2021
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Logistic hurdles to overcome for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rollout in Japan
COVID-19 vaccinations covering all people in Japan ages 16 and over are expected to start Wednesday....
February 15, 2021
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Medical experts urge more use of Tokyo hotels designated for quarantine
Just over 17% of rooms at hotels designated as quarantine facilities in Tokyo were accommodating peo...
February 15, 2021
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Japan OK’s 1st vaccine against coronavirus
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Sunday approved the application by U.S. pharmaceutical gia...
February 15, 2021
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Health Ministry Embarrassed over Bumbling Fix of Tracer App
A major flaw that went unnoticed in the government’s novel coronavirus contact-tracing app for about...
February 11, 2021
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8 Prefectures not Coordinating Hospital Transfers of Noncritical COVID-19 Patients
Eight prefectures have not coordinated the transfer of COVID-19 patients in critical care beds even ...
February 11, 2021
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Tokyo Restaurant Ends 230-year Run amid Pandemic
The ever-expanding COVID-19 pandemic has forced many old dining establishments to put an end to thei...
February 10, 2021
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Japan to Subsidize Domestic Vaccine Makers
To accelerate commercialization of domestic COVID-19 vaccines, the government will subsidize costs n...
February 10, 2021
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Japanese Orchestras Fight for Survival amid Pandemic
Local orchestras that have long contributed to promoting culture have been battered by the coronavir...
February 10, 2021
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Japan May Reduce Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Doses Per Vial from 6 to 5
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said it has lowered the number of doses it expects to get fro...
February 10, 2021
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Japanese Company Develops Commercial Test Kit to Detect Coronavirus on Surfaces
Shimadzu Corp. has developed a reagent kit for PCR tests to detect the presence of the coronavirus o...
February 9, 2021
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EU Approves 1st Vaccine Export to Japan
BRUSSELS — The European Union has approved for the first time the export of COVID-19 vaccines to Jap...
February 7, 2021
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Total Coronavirus Cases in Japan Top 400,000
The cumulative number of coronavirus infections confirmed in Japan has reached 400,003 on Thursday. ...
February 5, 2021
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