Govt compiles action plan on Fukushima water release
The Japanese government compiles an action plan concerning the planned release of treated radioactive water from the Fuk...
read moreKishida stresses sense of urgency over New Year break
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio emphasizes the need to have a sense of urgency over the New Year holidays to brace...
read moreJapan approves Merck's COVID-19 medicine
The Japanese government has approved the manufacturing and sale of Merck & Co.'s oral medicine molnupiravir to treat COV...
read moreJapan gov't approves draft budget for fiscal 2022, the largest in the last 10 years
PM Kishida’s cabinet has approved the draft budget for fiscal 2022, with increases in spending for social security and d...
read moreJapan to acquire 18 million additional Moderna vaccine doses by March 2022
Health Minister Goto Shigeyuki announces the Japanese government will acquire an additional 18 million doses of the Mode...
read moreJapan won't send Cabinet members to Beijing Olympics
The Japanese government announces that it will not send any Cabinet members to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
read moreJapan's Foreign Minister calls US military's COVID-19 measures "deplorable"
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa calls US military's COVID-19 measures "deplorable".
read moreJapan to spend 60million yen to dispose of infamous "Abenomask"
Japan plans to spend 60million yen to dispose of the infamous "Abenomask" cloth masks.
read moreKishida unveils stricter plans to prevent omicron spread
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio unveils stricter plans to prevent the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in J...
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