Tag: news

Oxygen supplies running low in India; Japanese government considering state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka; EU agency says clot ‘very rare’ J&J vaccine side effect ... ( read original story ...)

Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it started a new phase III trial of its anti-influenza drug Avigan in Japan for COVID-19 patients. The new trial in Japan is targeting patients with ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Bay's parking lot remains closed and some residents aren't happy about it. The beach is part of "Ka'ena Point State Park" -- which has an open parking lot on the Mokuleia side -- but its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's glacial COVID-19 inoculation push is prompting some foreign residents to consider flying to other countries to get vaccinated, as the pandemic surges again with no shots in sight for everyday ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese government official Wang Wenbin warned against the Japanese government casting blame on China for cyberattacks made on around 200 companies. ( read original story ...)

Japan is preparing to reintroduce a state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka with just three months to go before the Summer Olympics are set to kick off in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 51-year-old man over the alleged assault of a female university student in Yokohama City ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Olympic minister is not ruling out the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics as the country grapples with a surge of a COVID-19 variant in its biggest cities. Tamayo Marukawa, who was appointed ... ( read original story ...)

A decision on limits for domestic spectators for the Tokyo Olympics may not be made until June, a month before the scheduled start of the Games, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s western metropolis of Osaka has decided to ask the government to declare a state of emergency in the region after ongoing alert measures failed to control the spread of a more contagious ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s western metropolis of Osaka has decided to ask the government to declare a state of emergency in the region after ongoing alert measures failed to control the spread of a more contagious ... ( read original story ...)

A Chinese computer systems engineer who was working for the People’s Liberation Army hacked into as many as 200 Japanese companies and organisations, including the country’s space agency, prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces growing criticism for holding large election rallies as the country’s health system reels from a deadly wave of cases. Indian vaccine maker Bharat Biotech ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Japan’s third most populated region on Tuesday asked the central government to impose a state of emergency over the coronavirus as infections rise just three months before the country hosts the ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government may be edging closer to declaring another state of emergency, based on a request from the western prefecture of Osaka. ( read original story ...)

A decision on limits for domestic spectators for the Tokyo Olympics may not be made until June, the month before the scheduled start of the games, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Tuesday. A ... ( read original story ...)