Foreign media covering Tokyo Games to be monitored using GPS
Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Hashimoto Seiko says officials will monitor the movement of foreign media personn...
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Japan to examine FDA-approved Alzheimer's drug carefully
Health minister Tamura Norihisa says the Japanese government will carefully examine a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s dise...
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Opinion poll shows falling public support for Suga Cabinet
An opinion poll by Nippon TV and the Yomiuri Shimbun shows that public support for Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihid...
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Kyoto on brink of bankruptcy
The city of Kyoto comes up with reform plans as the ancient Japanese capital is on the verge of bankruptcy.
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Prime Minister Suga's Tokyo Olympic reception scrapped
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide's Tokyo Olympic reception is scrapped amid the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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Japan ships 1.24 mil. COVID vaccine doses to Taiwan
Japan sends 1.24 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan.
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UN Secretary-General calls for Japan to abolish coal-fired power plants
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for Japan to step up efforts to abolish coal-fired power plants.
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Vaccinations for Japan's Olympians begin
Coronavirus vaccinations for Japan’s Olympic team members begin at the National Training Center in Tokyo.
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Coronavirus emergency in Japan extended to June 20
The Japanese government decides to extend the coronavirus state of emergency in nine prefectures until June 20.
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Japan to lower minimum age of Pfizer vaccine recipients to 12
Japan’s health ministry is set to lower the minimum age of recipients of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to 12.
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