According to the Nikkei report, only Japanese companies will be allowed to run a business there, or it should be a joint venture, and all products should be made in Japan. The aim is to build it into …
Yakuza Boss First to be Sentenced to Death in Japan
Satoru Nomura, the 74-year-old head of the Kudo-kai Yakuza syndicate in the Fukuoka prefecture of Japan, was handed the death penalty on Wednesday for ordering four civilian attacks, including one …
Japan detects more vaccine contamination
Japan’s Okinawa region suspended the use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday after another contamination was spotted, the local government said. It comes a day after the Japanese health ministry …
Japanese giant wants soy sauce to be the ‘ketchup of India’
Every dish tastes better with a dash of soy sauce, even dessert: that’s the ambitious pitch of Japanese food giant Kikkoman, hoping to persuade Indians to use it in curries, sweets and everything in …
Youth in China, Japan and South Korea are ‘lying flat’ because they’re exhausted and without hope
As a high schooler growing up in a small town in eastern China, Li Xiaoming dreamed of moving to a big city where he could have a better life.
Oxygen in U.S. South Runs Low; Japan Probes Deaths: Virus Update
Hospitals in the U.S. Southeast are running low on oxygen, with the worst-hit left only 12 to 24 hours worth, said Premier Inc., a hospital-supply purchasing group.
Two men in Japan die after receiving Moderna vaccine from batches later pulled; causes unclear
The deaths are being investigated, and the Cambridge biotech says it has no evidence the deaths were caused by its COVID-19 vaccine.
Afghan evacuees getting COVID shots at mass vaccine site in US; Japan probes deaths of two who had Moderna shots: Latest COVID-19 updates
Afghan evacuees arriving in the U.S. are getting COVID shots at a mass vaccine site near Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Latest news.
Two die in Japan after shots from suspended Moderna vaccines, government says
Two people died after receiving Moderna Covid-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants.
Japan Probes Moderna Deaths; U.K. May Expand Jabs: Virus Update
Protests were held in France and Germany against virus measures. Japan is investigating the deaths of two people administered Moderna Inc.’s shots from vaccine batches which have since been suspended.