One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with the 2020 Games despite public opposition during the …
Taiwan, feuding with China, gets vaccines from Japan
A flight carrying 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from Japan has touched down in Taiwan to help the island fight its largest outbreak since the pandemic began …
Taiwan’s COVID-19 vaccine stocks more than doubled by Japan donation
Japan will deliver to Taiwan on Friday 1.24 million doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s (AZN.L) coronavirus vaccine for free, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said, in a gesture that will more that double …
Coronavirus live news: Japan gives Taiwan 1.2m vaccine doses, Fauci calls for Wuhan lab worker records
US infectious disease expert urges China to release medical records of Wuhan lab workers; Japan to donate 1.24m vaccine doses to Tawian; Australia detects highly infectious Delta variant in Melbourne …
Analysis-Japan’s yen set to suffer a while longer as BOJ baulks at tapering
The developed world’s most dovish central bank and companies keen to put cash to work overseas have combined to make Japan’s yen one of the world’s worst performers this year, and that weakness could …
Japan Olympic Committee board member: Games losing meaning, too late to cancel
Japanese Olympic Committee board member Kaori Yamaguchi said in an opinion piece published on Friday that the Summer Games, set to begin next month as Japan battles a fourth COVID-19 wave, had already …
Japan moves forward with Olympics despite COVID crisis and public doubts: “It’s a tug of war”
As Tokyo marked 50 days until the start of the Olympics, most of Japan is still under a COVID-19 state of emergency.
Japan plans Olympics despite COVID crisis: “It’s a tug of war”
As Tokyo marked 50 days until the start of the Olympics, most of Japan is still under a COVID-19 state of emergency.
Japan plans to donate 1.2 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan – NHK
COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan to help the island following a rise in cases, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK reported.
Japan gives $800M to UN-backed COVID-19 vaccine program
Japan’s prime minister announced Wednesday an additional $800 million contribution to the U.N.-backed initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries, a four-fold increase of Japanese …