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Japanese pharmaceutical company starts final phase of clinical trial for COVID-19 oral drug

Japanese pharmaceutical company starts final phase of clinical trial for COVID-19 oral drug

Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi starts the final phase of clinical trials for its COVID-19 oral drug.

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Officials inspect JR East's electrical substation

Officials inspect JR East's electrical substation

Police and fire department officials inspect JR East’s electrical substation which caught fire and disrupted train servi...

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Tokyo's Nippori-Toneri Liner back in service

Tokyo's Nippori-Toneri Liner back in service

Tokyo's Nippori-Toneri Liner trains are back in service after suspension due to earthquake damage.

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Convenience stores testing alcohol and cigarette sale by self-checkout

Convenience stores testing alcohol and cigarette sale by self-checkout

Convenience stores in Japan are considering ways to sell alcoholic beverages and cigarettes that require age verificatio...

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Honda launches online sales of new cars

Honda launches online sales of new cars

Honda Motor becomes the first Japanese automaker to start online sales of new cars in Japan.

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Department store to recycle clothes

Department store to recycle clothes

The Takashimaya department store begins a project to recycle clothes by collecting used ones, manufacturing new outfits ...

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Perks offered for those vaccinated twice

Perks offered for those vaccinated twice

The private sector is starting to offer discounts and other perks to people who have been inoculated twice with the coro...

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PM Kishida vows to promote "new capitalism"

PM Kishida vows to promote "new capitalism"

Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Kishida Fumio vows to promote a "new capitalism".

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Department stores return to normal hours

Department stores return to normal hours

Department stores in Tokyo mostly return to regular business hours after the lifting of the government’s state of emerge...

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Restaurants happy to serve alcohol, open for business

Restaurants happy to serve alcohol, open for business

Some restaurants are happy to be able to serve alcohol to customers again after the Japanese government lifted the state...

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