COVID-19: Japan to conduct survey among 3m vaccinees to check side effects
The Japanese Ministry of Health intends to survey about 3 million of its citizens once they receive coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca […]
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About 100 flights canceled in Japan over heavy snowfall, wind – reports
Around 100 flights have been canceled in Japan over the heavy snowfall and wind in the northern part of the country, Japanese media reported on […]
Snowstorm hits Japanese highway, causes 1 death
At least 134 cars were involved in a series of crashes in Japan on Tuesday when a snowstorm struck a stretch of highway with one […]
Earthquake hits Japan near Tokyo
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake on Wednesday hit Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture not far from Tokyo, the country’s meteorological agency said. The epicentre of the earthquake was […]
Total cost of postponed Tokyo Olympics now almost $16bn
Japanese organisers said on Tuesday the total cost of the Tokyo Olympics will grow to 1.64 trillion yen ($15.9 billion) due to the postponement over […]
Japan surpasses 3,000 daily new coronavirus cases for first time – NHK
Japan saw more than 3,000 new infections of the novel coronavirus for the first time in one day on Saturday, public broadcaster NHK reported. This […]
Japan’s Osaka inspires own manga character
Japan’s three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers […]
Nigeria, Japan Sign $14.2m Health Grant
By Tony Obiechina, ABUJA Nigeria and Japan on Tuesday signed a 14.2 million dollar grant to strengthen the diagnostic capacity of the Nigerian Centre for Disease […]
Six Takeaways From President Buhari’s participation In ‘TICAD 6’, By Garba Shehu
TOKYO International Conference on African Development, “TICAD 6” just ended in Nairobi, Kenya and in attendance were several African Presidents and Prime Ministers including our […]
Japan Grants UNICEF $4.5m For Interventions In Northeast Nigeria
ABUJA – The Government of Japan has extended a grant of US$4.5 million, or 1.4 billion Nigerian Naira, to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) […]