Next-generation train unveiled in Tochigi
Officials unveil a train for the next-generation light rail transit system scheduled to begin operating in 2023 in Tochi...
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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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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
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
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
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’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
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
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
The first batch of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccines arrive in Japan at Kansai International Airport.
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