Japan's first possible case of mother-to-newborn COVID transmission
The Japan Pediatric Society confirms the first possible case of mother-to-newborn COVID-19 transmission.
read moreJapanese vaccine maker starts clinical trial of COVID vaccines
Japanese vaccine maker KM Biologics starts a clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccines.
read moreJapan's eight-Aegis defense system complete
Japan’s Aegis destroyer Haguro is commissioned, completing the country’s eight-Aegis missile defense system.
read moreASDF's YS-11 plane retires
The Air Self-Defense Force’s YS-11, the first passenger jet model made in Japan following World War II, makes its last f...
read moreHayabusa2 capsule on display at museum
A capsule of Japan’s Hayabusa2 space explorer is put on display at a museum near Tokyo. The container returned to Earth ...
read moreAstronaut Hoshide looks forward to Tokyo Olympics
Japanese astronaut Hoshide Akihiko said in an interview with Nippon TV that he looks forward to the Tokyo Olympics while...
read moreJapanese medical device manufacturer finds way to extract 7 doses from Pfizer vaccine vial
A Japanese medical device manufacturer develops a new syringe that can extract seven doses out of Pfizer COVID vaccine ...
read moreHonda sells Level 3 autonomous cars
Honda becomes the first automaker in the world to sell commercial cars with Level 3 autonomous technology.
read moreOnly 60% of Tokyo local governments ready to vaccinate elderly from late April
Nippon TV’s survey shows that only about 60 percent of local governments in and around Tokyo are ready to start administ...
read moreFirst post-vaccination death reported in Japan
As tens of thousands of medical workers in Japan have received coronavirus vaccination shots, the government reports one...
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