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VACCINES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2022
Shionogi says its COVID-19 shot is effective and safe
The positive data could mean Japan, which is racing to complete a booster drive in hopes of curbing future outbreaks, will soon have an indigenous jab.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2022
19.3% of Japan's population has received COVID booster shot
The pace of third vaccination shots in February ranging between 300,000 and 900,000 per day is still short of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's goal of 1 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022
Japan’s petrochemical firms need to merge to survive, Mitsubishi Chemical CEO says
Jean-Marc Gilson compared the situation facing the chemical industry to other industries Japan once dominated, such as semiconductors and flat-screen televisions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2022
China steps in to steer Hong Kong's COVID-19 crisis as risks loom
Hong Kong has stepped up anti-coronavirus measures, including plans for mass testing buttressed by equipment, testing vehicles and personnel from the mainland.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2022
Japan to accept Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine for border entry next month
The J&J shot, which has not been approved in Japan, will join a list of three other shots that have been approved by regulators as sufficient for nonresidents to enter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2022
Japan eyes new COVID-19 vaccine chief as it seeks to speed up booster shots
Possible replacement Daishiro Yamagiwa, in his capacity as economic revitalization minister, has been praised for his handling of the implementation of quasi-emergency measures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2022
Virus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medics
On Wednesday, Hong Kong reported a record 8,674 new COVID-19 infections as the global financial hub prepares for compulsory testing of its 7.4 million people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022
World should send 60 million COVID-19 vaccines to North Korea, U.N. investigator says
The shots could be a way to persuade the country to ease lockdowns that have left some of its 26 million people on the verge of starvation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2022
In an ‘age of pandemics,’ pathogen-sharing can't be optional
No one country should be free to hold essential data and pathogens hostage in the name of securing their own benefit at the cost of global public health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2022
Japan set to fall short of February booster goal
The government plans to give boosters to 37.5 million people by the end of February, but to attain that target the pace of vaccinations would need to more than double.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2022
Hong Kong seniors who refused COVID-19 vaccines are a ‘ticking time bomb’
Only 43% of seniors who are 80 or over have received even one dose. While that is up from 22% in early January, it still isn't enough.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2022
Got a COVID booster? You probably won’t need another for a long time.
New studies suggest that several parts of the immune system can mount a sustained, potent response to any coronavirus variant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2022
New COVID-19 variants complicate the question of vaccine mandates
Officials mulling new pandemic policies need to know how quickly vaccine protection wanes. But scientists don't have a clear answer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2022
These vaccines have been embraced by the world. Why not in China?
Two years into the pandemic, China's 1.4 billion people still don't have access to one of the most effective coronavirus vaccines the world has to offer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2022
Pandemic fatigue a challenge for Canada's Trudeau amid protests
A survey from last week said a third of Canadians think now is the time to lift all restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 16, 2022
Despite ministry recommendation, some parents in Japan wary of COVID jabs for children
Vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 could start by the end of February, with the government recommending all children receive a shot, particularly those with underlying conditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022
Behind the fractious collaboration steering the Canada trucker protests
The protesters' disciplined and highly coordinated occupation has been orchestrated by a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 15, 2022
Novak Djokovic will skip Grand Slams if COVID-19 vaccine is required
The 20-time Grand Slam winner said he was ready to sacrifice his shot at the milestone over the 'freedom of choice' but he was keeping an open mind about taking the jab in the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2022
Workplace booster vaccinations kick off in Japan
ANA and Japan Airlines began administering third doses to staffers in earnest Monday, with more major firms set to join them later this week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022
Here’s what the pandemic has in store for the world next
As a virus-weary world limps through the third year of the outbreak, experts warn that omicron won't be the last variant we have to contend with.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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