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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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Japan Marks Record 415 Covid Deaths In Single Day
Japan on Wednesday recorded 415 COVID-19 deaths, the highest-ever count for a single day, health ministry data showed.
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Oil Prices Fall But Hold Above $100 A Barrel As Wild Gyrations In Crude Markets Continue
In another reflection of the wild gyrations in global crude markets, oil futures declined slightly after opening higher on Wednesday and having surged over 6% in the previous session.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan To Provide $9.3 Million Aid To India For Building Cold Chain System
Japan will provide USD 9.3 million worth of cold chain equipment and related assistance to India to ensure vaccines against coronavirus reach all and boost the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad
Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.
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"The India-Bashing Should Stop": Anand Mahindra Points To 'Mumbai Model'
The industrialist shared a report that said hospitals in Japan’s Osaka, a city similar to Mumbai, are running out of beds during a fresh wave of COVID-19
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Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Higher
Share Market Latest Updates : MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.04 per cent, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.65 per cent and South Korea's KOSPI index gained 0.8 per cent.
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Airborne Coronavirus: Japan Supercomputer Suggests Changes to Travel, Work Amid Threat
Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.
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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japan's COVID-19 App Reaches 4 Million Downloads in First Week
COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.
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Glenmark Gets Approval For Favipiravir As COVID-19 Treatment
Favipiravir is made under the brand name Avigan by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp and was approved for use as an anti-flu drug there in 2014.
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Japan To Drop Masking Guidelines, Relax Covid Policy
Japan's government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday.
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After South Korea, China Suspends Visas For Japanese Citizens: Report
China will "suspend the issuance" of visas to Japanese citizens from Tuesday, its embassy in Tokyo said, in an apparent response to Japan's restrictions on Chinese travellers over a surge in Covid cases.
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In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Health experts and countries such as the United States and Japan have expressed concern over how the virus is largely unchecked across China.
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Japan Marks Record 415 Covid Deaths In Single Day
Japan on Wednesday recorded 415 COVID-19 deaths, the highest-ever count for a single day, health ministry data showed.
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Oil Prices Fall But Hold Above $100 A Barrel As Wild Gyrations In Crude Markets Continue
In another reflection of the wild gyrations in global crude markets, oil futures declined slightly after opening higher on Wednesday and having surged over 6% in the previous session.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan To Provide $9.3 Million Aid To India For Building Cold Chain System
Japan will provide USD 9.3 million worth of cold chain equipment and related assistance to India to ensure vaccines against coronavirus reach all and boost the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
Japan To Issue Vaccine Passports To Citizens For Travelling Abroad
Japan said on Thursday it will make a vaccine passport available from next month for Japanese travellers, as governments around the world experiment with ways to relaunch tourism and business trips.
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"The India-Bashing Should Stop": Anand Mahindra Points To 'Mumbai Model'
The industrialist shared a report that said hospitals in Japan’s Osaka, a city similar to Mumbai, are running out of beds during a fresh wave of COVID-19
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Market Live Updates: Sensex, Nifty Likely To Open Higher
Share Market Latest Updates : MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.04 per cent, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.65 per cent and South Korea's KOSPI index gained 0.8 per cent.
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Airborne Coronavirus: Japan Supercomputer Suggests Changes to Travel, Work Amid Threat
Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.
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Japanese Startup Creates 'Connected' Face Mask for Coronavirus New Normal
Japanese startup Donut Robotics has developed an internet-connected "smart mask" that can transmit messages and translate from Japanese into eight other languages.
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Japan's COVID-19 App Reaches 4 Million Downloads in First Week
COVID-19 contact-tracing app has been downloaded more than 4 million times since its launch a week ago as the government seeks to head off a second wave of infections now that businesses and schools have reopened.
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Glenmark Gets Approval For Favipiravir As COVID-19 Treatment
Favipiravir is made under the brand name Avigan by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp and was approved for use as an anti-flu drug there in 2014.
