300 universities across Japan willing to serve as vaccination centers

300 universities across Japan willing to serve as vaccination centers

About 300 universities across Japan have expressed willingness to serve as coronavirus vaccination centers in a survey ...

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Total lunar eclipse of supermoon seen from Japan

Total lunar eclipse of supermoon seen from Japan

A total lunar eclipse of a supermoon is observed in Japan for the first time in 24 years.

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Johnson & Johnson seeks Japan's approval for coronavirus vaccine

Johnson & Johnson seeks Japan's approval for coronavirus vaccine

American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson files an application with the Japanese health ministry for approval of its coronavi...

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City in eastern Japan signs MOU to host Slovenian team's Olympic camp

City in eastern Japan signs MOU to host Slovenian team's Olympic camp

The city of Abiko in eastern Japan signs a memorandum of understanding with Slovenia to host the European country’s athl...

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Japan approves Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines

Japan approves Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines

Japan’s health ministry approves the use of coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and AstraZeneca.

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Neutralizing antibodies remain in 97% of patients after 12 months: Japanese study

Neutralizing antibodies remain in 97% of patients after 12 months: Japanese study

Japanese researchers find out that COVID-19 neutralizing antibodies remained in 97% of the patients after 12 months.

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Two doses of Pfizer vaccine effective for coronavirus variants

Two doses of Pfizer vaccine effective for coronavirus variants

Japanese researchers find that two doses of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s vaccine are effective for coronavirus v...

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Moderna vaccines arrive in Japan

Moderna vaccines arrive in Japan

The first batch of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan at Kansai International Airport.

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Panasonic to scale back TV business

Panasonic to scale back TV business

Panasonic is considering scaling back its TV business and outsourcing production to a Chinese maker.

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Japanese astronauts hold news conference on space station

Japanese astronauts hold news conference on space station

Japanese astronauts Hoshide Akihiko and Noguchi Soichi hold a press conference on the International Space Station.

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