A second shipment of 781,320 Oxford-AstraZeneca doses has arrived in Bangladesh from Japan under the global COVID-19 vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX.
Japan expands COVID state of emergency
Posted . Japan decided on Friday (July 30) to expand states of emergency to three prefectures near Olympic host city Tokyo and …
Covid-19: One in four coronavirus patients in hospital for other reasons, and surge in Japan
The latest NHS data for England suggests 23% of Covid infections in hospital – or nearly one in four – were patients admitted for other reasons. The government says the new data will help scientists …
‘Frightening’ Covid surge widens Japan’s emergency
Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the Olympic Games host faces a surge in Covid-19 cases. The restrictions are being imposed in areas surrounding the …
Japan breaks record with gold rush at Tokyo Olympics
Japan has broken its own record for gold medals at a single Olympic Games. The host nation still has nine days of competition to go. The Japanese men’s 45-36 win over Russian fencers in the final of …
EXPLAINER: Detailing Japan’s new COVID state of emergency
Coronavirus infection cases have reached daily records in Tokyo, which is now playing host to the Olympics. The Japanese government has declared the capital and several other regions under a “state of …
Olympics-EU Envoys Back Frenchman on Hunger Strike Over Japan Child Custody
French father-of-two Vincent Fichot stands with his banner where he has been on a hunger strike since July 10 to protest what he says is Japan’s sanctioning of child ‘abductions’ by a parent, near the …
Covid-19 Outbreak During Olympics Leads Japan to Widen State of Emergency
Officials say there isn’t a connection between the Games and a rapid rise in new cases. “The virus is spreading at a rapid pace beyond what we have seen before,” the Japanese prime minister said.
Olympics-Volleyball-Poland hand Japan second loss, Brazil hold off U.S
World champions Poland fended off a spirited Japan in men’s volleyball to beat the hosts in straight sets while Brazil survived an early scare to triumph over the United States on Friday. Poland …
Bank of Japan against ‘unstoppable’ direct finance after 2011 quake: minutes
The head of the Bank of Japan in 2011 raised the alarm about the idea of underwriting Japanese government bonds to support reconstruc …