Japan
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Foreign
Fumio Kishida emerges Japan’s 100th prime minister
Fumio Kishida, the president of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was elected prime minister in an extraordinary session of the…
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1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccines arrives in Japan
The first shipment of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Japan early Friday. The vaccines were supplied by US pharmaceutical giant…
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Snow traps 1,000 drivers in frozen traffic jam in Japan
Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway for two days after…
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Japan commits $165m to WHO’s coronavirus vaccine programme
Japan said on Tuesday it has committed 17.2 billion yen ($165 million) in funds for its participation in the World…
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Foreign
Japan PM Abe announces his resignation on health grounds
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced his intention to step down at a nationally televised press conference, citing…
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Japanese flu drug appears ‘effective’ in coronavirus treatment in Chinese clinical trials
The Chinese studies are not the only attempt to test the efficacy of the drug in COVID-19 treatment – Japanese…
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Foreign
Killer of 19 disabled people sentenced to death
A Japanese man has been sentenced to death for a stabbing rampage in 2016 which resulted in the death of…