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Japan detects more Moderna vaccine contamination

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Okinawa region suspended the use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday after another contamination was…

Japan probes two deaths after jabs from tainted Moderna batch

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is investigating the death of two men who received jabs from batches of Moderna's…

Japan stops use of 1.63 million Moderna doses over contamination

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna's Covid vaccine after reports of…

Two injured in acid attack at station in Tokyo

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Two people suffered burns in an acid attack at a Tokyo subway station with the…

Paralympic flame arrives in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just…

Tokyo robot cafe offers new spin on disability inclusion

by Shingo ITO TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person.…

Japan’s ‘father of Sudoku’ dead at 69

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The man dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularizing the numerical brainteaser loved…

Japan to expand virus emergency to battle surge

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government said Tuesday it will expand a coronavirus state of emergency to seven new regions…

Japan braces for more rain after floods, landslides

Japan braced for further downpours on Sunday as rescuers sifted through flood and landslide damage after record rain that left…

Heavy rain triggers floods, landslides in Japan

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- More than a million people were urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods…

Ship snaps in two off Japan coast, crew safe

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A cargo ship ran aground and broke into two off northern Japan, the coastguard said Thursday,…

Tens of thousands urged to evacuate as heavy rain hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate on Friday as "unprecedented" levels of torrential…

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