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Japan's defense minister orders SDF to send nurses

Japan's Defense Minister Orders Sdf To Send Nurses

December 8, 2020

Japan's defense minister has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to send nurses to the prefecture of Hokkaido to help ease the shortage of healthcare workers due to the coronavirus.

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Equipment breaks down rendering vaccines unusable

Japan's health ministry says equipment storing coronavirus vaccines broke down at a medical institution, rendering about 1,000 doses unusable.The ministry said it received a report from the institution that the equipment for storing doses at ultra-low temperatures went down last Friday. It is one...more

Japan loosens storage conditions for Pfizer jab

Japan's health ministry has allowed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be transported and stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers.The ministry gave the green light on Monday, after examining data from the US pharmaceutical giant.

Japan urges China to waive anal swab virus test

The Japanese government has asked China not to conduct coronavirus tests using anal swabs on Japanese people visiting the country.Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu told reporters on Monday that the government had made the request to the Chinese Foreign Ministry and Beijing city authorities.

Yahoo Japan, Line merge to form tech giant

Yahoo Japan and messaging app provider Line have officially merged, creating a new tech giant.The two entities integrated their operations on Monday under SoftBank's subsidiary, Z Holdings, which operates Yahoo Japan.

Next-gen Honda CR-V spied through the grapevine for the first time

A new Honda CR-V is coming soon, as one of our spy shooters just caught the next-gen model out testing for the first time. It wasn't an easy catch. The shooter says they used an ultra-long telephoto lens to shoot from a long distance away from this secret European testing facility. It was...more

Could This Be The All-New 2023 Honda CR-V Spied For The First Time?

While the fifth-generation CR-V recently got a mild makeover, the arrival of the new HR-V underscores the need for an all-new car. And these preliminary spy shots seem to indicate that the sixth-gen crossover-SUV is not too far off.

Foot traffic grows after virus emergency lifted

Mobile phone data show that foot traffic has slightly increased around some of the major railway stations in six Japanese prefectures where the second coronavirus state of emergency has been lifted.NHK analyzed big data collected by telecom carrier NTT Docomo to see how many people were around the...more

Tokyo reports 121 new coronavirus cases on Monday

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 121 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Monday.The number of infections so far confirmed in Tokyo stands at 111,797.

Japan's LDP wary of revamped China Coast Guard

One month has passed since China introduced a new law that authorizes its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships in waters it considers to be under its jurisdiction.Some members of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party are calling for legislation that will ease conditions under...more

Survey: Nearly 30% see little or no rebuilding

An opinion survey conducted in Japan by an NHK institute shows that nearly 30 percent of the respondents feel little or no progress in efforts to rebuild areas hit by tsunami 10 years ago.A major earthquake generated tsunami on March 11, 2011, causing extensive damage to Pacific coastal areas of...more