AstraZeneca said on Friday JCR Pharma will help make a portion of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in Japan and it will import shots as part of its deal to supply the Asian nation with up 120 million ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to make Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical will manufacture and sell up to 250 million doses of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan every year, the two companies said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Americans insist the atom bomb ended the war in Japan — ignoring its human cost
After five years of speaking to audiences across the country about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, the subject of my book, I can hardly tolerate another person saying to me — sometimes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says in deal to purchase AstraZeneca’s COVID-10 vaccine
Japan will buy 120 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc's experimental COVID-19 vaccine from early next year, its health minister said on Friday, adding that domestic pharmaceutical firms would help in ... ( read original story ...)
Gargling solution flies off Japan’s shelves after governor touts anti-virus effect
On Tuesday, Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said a study showed a smaller viral load in the saliva of 41 patients with mild symptoms after regular gargling with a medicine infused with povidone ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops for third session to 22,330 ahead of long weekend
Tokyo stocks extended their losing streak to a third market day on Friday as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of the three-day weekend in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF earns $118 bln in Q1 returns as stock markets rally
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said on Friday it earned a first-quarter investment return of 12.49 trillion yen ($118.4 billion) as global stock markets rallied, following its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares end lower on gloomy earnings, Sino-U.S. tensions
U.S. tensions heightened following a U.S. ban on transactions with China's tech firms, while a raft of lacklustre domestic earnings and caution ahead of key U.S. jobs data also weighed. ( read original story ...)
Novavax and Takeda Announce Collaboration for Novavax’ COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in Japan
Novavax will license COVID-19 vaccine technology to Takeda for local production and commercialization in Japan * Matrix-M adjuvant to be supplied from Novavax * Government of Japan will provide ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka University upset over new ‘University of Osaka’
Osaka University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, is contesting a trademark registration for the English name “University of Osaka” that was filed by another entity. Osaka Prefecture University in Sakai ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic exposes Japan’s over reliance on tourist spending
Destinations such as Kyoto and Osaka are particularly hit hard as foreign visitors vanish Kyoto: It's peak summer holiday time in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, when throngs of international ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Banks Prep Cheaper Money Transfer Network
Japan's biggest banks said they will work together to build a less expensive money transfer network focused mainly on small transactions among individuals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Second Quarter GDP Likely Shrank Most on Record Due to Coronavirus Crisis: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely contracted at the sharpest pace on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus crisis crushed business and consumer spending, a Reuters' poll showed, and a recent surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic derails Abe’s strategy to revive regional Japan with tourism
It's peak summer holiday time in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, when throngs of international tourists would usually be flocking to its famous temples and spending up large in the city's hotels, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Life-Size Gundam Is Now Complete in Yokohama
Set to be the main attraction at the soon to be opened Gundam Factory Yokohama complex, the life-size RX-78 Gundam stands 59 feet tall and weighs 55,000 pounds. In planning and de ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo assemblyman arrested for alleged indecent exposure in parking lot
Kanagawa Prefectural Police made an onsite arrest of a Tokyo municipal assemblyman on Aug. 6 for indecent exposure in a parking lot in the ... ( read original story ...)