As Japan suffers a fourth wave of COVID-19, domestic opposition to the summer Olympic and Paralympic games is mounting. ( read original story ...)
Japan Holds Off on Distributing AstraZeneca Vaccine
TOKYO—Japan on Friday said it wouldn’t use the Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC in the general public for now because of a possible link to blood clots, another blow to the U.K. drug maker. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan urges two-state solution in Middle East
Countries including Japan and Turkey are the latest to hail a cease-fire in the Middle East while calling for new efforts to seek a two-state solutionb between Israel and the Palestinians ... ( read original story ...)
Validation of the relationship between coagulopathy and localization of hydroxyethyl starch on the vascular endothelium in a rat hemodilution model
Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) is believed to have a greater inhibitory effect on blood coagulation than physiological saline (PS) 1. It has been reported that in vivo hemodilution with HES resulted in ... ( read original story ...)
French President Macron to Attend Tokyo Olympics – Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, France's sports minister said on Friday. Macron would be the first Group of Seven nations leader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bullet train driver leaves cockpit for toilet break
A Japanese train driver faces possible punishment after he left the cockpit of a speeding bullet train for several minutes to go to the toilet. He had asked a conductor, who did not have a driver's ... ( read original story ...)
Tires drive Yokohama’s record sales, earnings
The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has reported record results for the first three months of the year, helped by a strong recovery in China. Operating profit saw a sharp increase from Yen1.2 billion (€9 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo residents torn two months before Olympics
There's just two months to go before the Olympic Games are due to kick off in Japan.Soon the world's athletes will be descending on Tokyo, but residents there remain divided about whether they should ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reporter freed from Myanmar says inmates were abused
A Japanese journalist who was freed from a Myanmar prison said Friday that military and police interrogators repeatedly asked him about his friends, clients and made-up allegations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves 2 new vaccines ahead of emergency expansion
Japan has approved the use of two new vaccines _ Moderna and AstraZeneca _ hours ahead of an expansion of a state of coronavirus emergency that will cover roughly 40% of the population ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bullet train driver leaves cockpit for loo break
A Japanese train driver faces possible punishment after he left the cockpit of a speeding bullet train for several minutes to go to the toilet. He had asked a conductor, who did not have a driver's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bullet train driver disciplined for leaving controls to go to toilet
A driver on one of Japan’s shinkansen bullet trains is facing disciplinary measures after he abandoned his cab to go to the toilet while the train was carrying passengers and travelling at 150km/h. ( read original story ...)
Heavy rain evacuation orders issued for parts of Osaka, Kyoto prefs in west Japan
Amid heavy downpours, evacuation orders were issued on the morning of May 21 for four municipalities in western Japan's Kinki region. The Japan Meteor・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Like hell:’ As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil
As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got to one that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Approve More COVID-19 Vaccines as State of Emergency Set to Widen
Japan is expected to expand a state of emergency to cover the island of Okinawa on Friday, and it is also set to approve Moderna Inc and AstraZeneca PLC COVID-19 vaccines after health regulators' ... ( read original story ...)
Freed Japan Reporter Calls on Tokyo to Take ‘Concrete Action’ Against Myanmar Junta
Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi who was detained in Myanmar and charged with spreading false news during a crackdown on media after a military coup in February, speaks to media upon his arrival at ... ( read original story ...)