Japan set to extend Covid-19 curbs as hospitals battle infections

TOKYO - Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit ...

Japan’s JAL, ANA cancel all Europe flights, citing safety concerns

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March 3, 2022

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TOKYO - Japan Airlines and ANA said they would cancel all flights to and from Europe on Thursday (March 3), citing ...

Japan eases strict border controls criticised by business, educators

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February 18, 2022

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TOKYO - Japan will ease border controls imposed to counter the pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday (Feb ...

Omicron surge was more deadly in Japan after booster delay, critics say

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February 18, 2022

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TOKYO - A Japanese government delay in rolling out Covid-19 booster shots left it more vulnerable than other rich countries when ...

Ivermectin shows ‘antiviral effect’ against Covid-19, Japanese company says

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February 2, 2022

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TOKYO - Japanese trading and pharmaceuticals company Kowa Co Ltd on Monday (Jan 31) said that anti-parasite drug ivermectin showed an ...

Japan’s Covid-19 border crackdown leaves students in limbo and economy in a pinch

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January 26, 2022

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TOKYO - Two years after Japan locked down its borders to block the coronavirus, some 150,000 foreign students are still ...

Why is anti-Korean racism in Japan on the rise again?

Nearly 20 years ago, after Pyongyang admitted that its agents had abducted Japanese nationals, someone smeared on the walls of ...

Japan widens Covid-19 curbs as Omicron drives record infections

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January 21, 2022

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TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday widened Covid-19 curbs to the capital Tokyo and a dozen regions covering half the population ...

Japan sees record 27,000 Covid-19 cases as government mulls curbs

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January 19, 2022

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TOKYO - Japan's new Covid-19 cases jumped to a record on Tuesday (Jan 18), local media reported, as the government ...

sperm donor was sued by Tokyo woman for $3.9 million after she discovered that the donor deceived her

A compensation suit filed by a Tokyo woman against a sperm donor who she claims deceived her has underlined the ...

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