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COVID 19 VACCINES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2021
Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan over stainless steel contaminants
The health ministry said particles of stainless steel were found in suspended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but it did not expect they would pose an additional health risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2021
BioNTech vaccines finally reach Taiwan after heated political wrangling
Taiwan has blamed China, which claims the island as its own territory, for nixing an original order from the German firm earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery
China announced the delivery timetable for a highly politicized order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE , saying the first 932,000 shots would arrive on the island Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021
Youth clobbered, elderly spared in Japan’s worst-ever COVID-19 wave
The makeup of serious patients is now mostly those in middle age and younger — very different from the January spike, which saw very few serious cases in their 20s and 30s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021
Japan finds another Moderna vial suspected to contain foreign substance
Kanagawa Prefecture said it had put the suspected lot of the firm's COVID-19 vaccine on hold after about 3,790 people had already received shots from the same lot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
Thailand's older people lag behind in COVID-19 vaccination drive, data shows
Vaccination planning shifted from an age-based priority system to a geographically-based one after an outbreak in Bangkok in April.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2021
Moderna's shot makes twice as many antibodies as Pfizer's, study says
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine generated more than double the antibodies of a similar shot made by Pfizer and BioNTech in research that compared immune responses evoked by the two inoculations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 30, 2021
Foreign substances in Japan's Moderna shots: Here's what you need to know
Other possibly contaminated batches have been reported in recent days, but experts say health risks are low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021
COVID-19 boosters work at curbing severe cases, Israel study shows
The more-infectious delta variant has fueled a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in many nations, giving more urgency to plans to use booster shots.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2021
Observers puzzled by delays in China's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine
Some believe Beijing may be concerned that approval of the BioNTech shot could be interpreted as an acknowledgment that local shots are less effective than Western ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2021
Kerala's COVID-19 lessons for India and Modi's government
The opposition-ruled, densely populated southern state is currently reporting the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2021
Delta variant doubles COVID-19 hospitalization risk, study finds
People with the delta variant are more than twice as likely to be hospitalized as those with the alpha strain, raising the prospect of a greater burden on health services this winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021
Foreign substance detected in Moderna vaccine in Japan may be metal
Experts have dismissed concerns over significant health problems, saying that the foreign material would be dealt with by the body if it was somehow able to enter.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2021
Japan ramps up campaign to get youth vaccinated against COVID-19
Incentives such as cars and coupons, as well as new walk-in centers, are being rolled out to tempt vaccine-hesitant young people, but supply issues present a big barrier of their own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021
Shibuya youth vaccine site overwhelmed on opening day
With Tokyo officials underestimating demand for shots, all the available slots were filled hours before registration was supposed to begin.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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