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Youth Clobbered, Elderly Spared In Japan’s Worst-Ever COVID-19 Wave

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan’s current wave of COVID-19 infections has mostly affected its younger generations, reflecting both the efficacy of its vaccination program among the elderly and the pitfalls of a slow rollout that still hasn’t reached most of the youth population.
Those in their 20s and 30s in...

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Japan Finds Black Particles In Moderna Vaccine

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BBC
 
Japan has put a batch of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.
A pharmacist saw several black particles in one vial of the vaccine in Kanagawa Prefecture, according to authorities.
Some 3,790 people had already received shots from the batch. The r...

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Tokyo Reports 2,909 Coronavirus Cases; Nationwide Tally 17,713

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JAPAN TODAY
 
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 2,909 new coronavirus cases, up 94 from Monday and 1,311 down from last Tuesday. It is the ninth straight day that the daily figure has been lower than the same day of the previous week.
The average for Tokyo over the past seven ...

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Japan: Defense Ministry Seeks Budget Hike Amid China Fears

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DW.COM
 
Japan's military is looking into developing a new fighter jet and boosting its online and space-related defense systems amid fears of North Korea and China.
Japan's Defense Ministry issued a request for a further increase to the country's military spending on Tuesday. The ministry is see...

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Tokyo Virus Cases Fall Below 2,000 For 1st Time In A Month

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
 
Tokyo reported 1,915 new cases of novel coronavirus on Monday, falling below 2,000 for the first time in just over a month.
The last time Tokyo saw the figure below 2,000 was on July 26, when 1,429 cases were reported.
The daily tally in the capital dropped by 532 from the same...

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Japan's Huge Army Of Under-Employed Ex-Housewives

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BBC
 
There are plenty of smart, educated women in Japan who could be driving the country out of its current economic slump to a stunning pandemic recovery.
But the country's rigid hiring system - and male-dominated leadership - remain a huge hurdle, blocking women from the best-paid jobs.
The c...

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Thousands Flock To Walk-In Youth Vaccination Site In Tokyo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Thousands of people on Saturday morning swarmed a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site newly set up in central Tokyo for young people, ironically creating dense crowds at risk of spreading the virus as they lined up to get tickets for about 300 shots offered for the day.
The Tokyo metr...

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Two Die In Japan Days After Receiving Moderna Shots Suspended Over Contamination Risk

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CNN
 
Two people have died in Japan days after receiving doses from a batch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines whose use was suspended Thursday following concerns over a contamination risk, the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said Saturday.
A causal link between the vaccine and the deat...

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Airport Attack Forces Japan To Suspend Evacuation

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NHK
 
NHK has learned that Japan had to give up on taking Japanese and Afghan evacuees to Kabul's international airport on Thursday due to the deadly bombings.
The government had Self-Defense Force transport aircraft in Pakistan ready to evacuate Japanese expats and Afghans who have worked at the...

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Australia, India, Japan, and U.S. Kick-off Exercise MALABAR 2021

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NAVAL NEWS
 
 Maritime forces from Australia, Japan, India, and the United States began phase 1 of cooperative maritime exercise MALABAR 2021 in the Philippine Sea, August 26.
MALABAR is an annual maritime exercise that enhances planning, training, and employment of advanced warfare tactics betwe...

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