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Japan Approves Moderna COVID Vaccine As Booster, Novavax Files For 1st Approval

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REUTERS
 
Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc (NVAX.O) filed for first approval of its shot in the country.
Moderna's mRNA-type vaccine, used mostly in Japan to date at workplace inoculation sites, was approved...

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New App Allows Travelers To Make Paperless Entry Into Japan

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Visitors and returnees to Japan will be able to go through simpler customs, immigration and quarantine procedures by using a new phone app starting next week, the country’s Digital Agency said Tuesday.
Travelers will not have to submit CIQ paper documents if they register themselves...

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Japan To Simplify Entry Process For Wealthy Travelers

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KYODO NEWS
 
The government plans to simplify the immigration procedures for foreign travelers arriving in Japan by luxury transport such as private jets and superyachts usually used by the wealthy, sources close to the matter said Monday.
The move comes as the government hopes such affluent trav...

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Japan, France Begin Informal Talks On Access Deal For Joint Drills

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and France have started informal talks on a deal that would enhance interoperability and collaboration between the armed forces of both countries, the French ambassador to Japan said Monday.
The early-stage discussion for the so-called Reciprocal Access Agreement comes as Paris...

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Japan’s Hayashi Plays ‘Imagine’ On Piano At Beatles Museum

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi played John Lennon’s “Imagine” on the piano at the Beatles Story museum in Liverpool, England, on Saturday.
The Group of Seven foreign ministers including Hayashi were given time to inspect exhibits in the museum before a dinner session...

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Japan Confirms First Case Of Omicron That Passed Quarantine Inspection

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan has confirmed the first case of the omicron coronavirus variant that passed a quarantine inspection conducted upon arrival from abroad, the health ministry said Saturday.
A foreign national in his 40s living in Gifu Prefecture tested positive for the strain, becoming the 13th ...

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Iizuka, Head Of Japanese Group Of Abductee Families, Resigns

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Shigeo Iizuka, 83, head of an association of families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, resigned for health reasons Saturday.
The resignation of Iizuka, abductee Yaeko Taguchi’s older brother, was approved at an extraordinary meeting of the association. T...

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Hayashi To Attend G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

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NHK
 
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa says he wants to convey Japan's views on a range of issues at the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Britain.
Before leaving for Liverpool on Friday, Hayashi said he wants to exchange opinions on regional situations and global challenges...

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Japan Struggling To Bring Forward Vaccine Booster Shots

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese government has been struggling to present concrete plans to bring forward vaccine booster shots against the novel coronavirus, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida telling the Diet Wednesday that it is urgent to analyze whether the existing COVID-19 vaccines are effective ...

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Japan’s Ruling LDP Lawmakers Call For Beijing Olympics Boycott

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
In the run-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are increasingly concerned about and critical of the Chinese government’s human rights violations.
Conservative lawmakers hope to pass a resolution condemning China for human ...

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