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 ...)
Law firm adds health care services group
Nashville law firm Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison has added a new practice group focused on health care services, specifically for dentist, optometrists and veterinarians. The group is being led by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics to go ahead ‘Covid state of emergency or not’
IOC vice-president says as long as Japanese public are protected, athletes must get chance to compete ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan: Report
After security concerns, over 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected by the Japanese investigative groups around Military bases in Japan, a local newspaper reports. ( read original story ...)
Japan Panel Urges Govt to Continue Spending Reforms
The Japanese government should continue spending reforms, including efforts to curb social security costs, for at least three more years from fiscal 2022, an advisory panel said Friday. You are now ... ( 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 ...)
Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan
After security concerns over 700 Chinese-funded transactions of plots of land have been detected by the Japanese investigative groups around Military bases in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Approves Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan granted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines
Japan on Friday approved the use of two new vaccines — Moderna and AstraZeneca — hours ahead of an expansion of a state of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei climbs nearly 1% at close; Japan shares end higher on Wall Street gains, stable U.S. rates
The Nikkei share average advanced 0.78 per cent to close at 28,317.83, while the broader Topix rose 0.46 per cent to 1.904.69. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuno and World Co to stop using Xinjiang cotton – Nikkei
Japanese apparel makers Mizuno and World Co will stop using Xinjiang cotton out of concerns over alleged human rights violations in the region, Nikkei reported on Friday. Workers are seen on the ... ( 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 ...)