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JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2023

Japan health ministry panel endorses nasal flu vaccine for children

Based on the results of a clinical trial involving children in Japan, the panel agreed that FluMist Quadrivalent is safe and effective in preventing the flu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2023

Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China starting Wednesday

Travelers from mainland China will still be asked to present a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure, but testing upon arrival will change to a random sampling of a flight's passengers.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 19, 2023

Japan and South Korea affirm close contact over wartime labor issue

The South Korean government last month announced a draft plan for a domestic foundation to pay compensation to South Korean plaintiffs in related lawsuits on behalf of Japanese companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023

Germany wants to team up with Japan in securing raw materials

Raw material security and linking the two nations’ strategies will top the agenda at upcoming talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023

U.S. seeks critical-mineral pacts with Japan and U.K. to curb China

Washington is looking to create a 'critical minerals buyers club” with allies like the EU and Group of Seven to ensure they are not reliant on China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2023

Z Holdings to merge with Line and Yahoo Japan by March 2024

The SoftBank-backed company is looking to streamline its operations in a bid to position itself as a world-leading AI company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2023

Long COVID’s psychological toll in focus as Japan's deadliest virus outbreak ebbs

While there are still many unknowns about the disease and how its persistent form should be treated, recent Japan-based research has highlighted its effects on mental health.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person