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VACCINES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2021
Vaccine fears are crippling China’s COVID-19 fight
The country has so far managed to administer just 2.89 doses per 100 people (or 40.5 million shots), far behind the 19.33 doses for every 100 people in the United States.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2021
Japan to begin allowing in foreign Olympic athletes, report says
Japan temporarily suspended exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Tokyo Games as it closed its borders to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2021
India beats China at its own game in vaccine diplomacy fight
India's pharmaceutical industry had already made the South Asian nation the main supplier of essential medicines to the developing world.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2021
Japan on high alert for COVID-19 vaccination scams
Vaccine-linked scams emerged in January, according to an official, when the approach of the vaccine program quickly captured national attention.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2021
EU told to back vaccine passports or Google may do it anyway
European Union leaders inched toward establishing bloc-wide vaccine certificates to enable countries to reopen to travel.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2021
IOC's John Coates says vaccines 'encouraged' but not mandatory for athletes at Tokyo Games
Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2021
Virus concerns loom for Japan with Olympic torch relay a month away
The relay begins March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture and what's normally a time of excitement and hope ahead of an Olympics will instead be held under the shadow of a pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2021
Cautious Asian nations start deploying vaccine now proven elsewhere
With the virus mostly contained throughout much of Asia, governments have had the luxury to wait and see how safely and effectively the vaccines can blunt disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech shot could help end pandemic, Israel study shows
It was the largest study yet to quantify the impact of the vaccine outside the rigorous confines of a randomized, blinded clinical trial aimed at measuring effectiveness for regulators.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2021
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine this weekend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2021
One shot or two? Japan weighs question as vaccine rollout stalls amid shortages
Health minister Norihisa Tamura says Japan will stick to the standard two-dose schedule, but some in the LDP are calling for a change of course.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2021
AstraZeneca to miss EU vaccine supply target by half in second quarter
The expected shortfall follows a big reduction in supplies in the first quarter and could hit the EU's ability to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of adults by summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2021
Even the world’s most-vaccinated economy faces a tough reopening
The nation shows that an emerging new normal that may not look much like the pre-pandemic world for some time to come.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech shot stops COVID-19 spread, Israeli study shows
The study provides the first real-world indication that the immunization will curb transmission of the coronavirus, but experts cautioned that more data is needed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2021
Israel secretly agrees to fund vaccines for Syria as part of prisoner swap
To secure the release of an Israeli civilian held in Syria, Israel agreed to finance a supply of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccines for Damascus, an official said.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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