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South Korea protests over inclusion of disputed islands on Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay map, politicians propose Games boycott

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

The South Korean government has slammed Japan for depicting disputed islands as its own territory on an official map of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Politicians suggested that Seoul should boycott the Games if Japan doesn’t back down. … Read More >South Korea protests over inclusion of disputed islands on Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay map, politicians propose Games boycott

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Tokyo Games could create ‘Olympic’ Covid strain, Japanese Doctors Union warns

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021By Editor

The head of the Japan Doctors Union, Dr. Naoto Ueyama, has warned that holding the Summer Games in Tokyo as planned could create an ‘Olympic’ strain of Covid-19, as the Asian nation battles a fourth wave of the virus. … Read More >Tokyo Games could create ‘Olympic’ Covid strain, Japanese Doctors Union warns

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‘Do not travel’: US warns against visiting Olympic host nation Japan amid high Covid-19 prevalence

Posted on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021By Editor

The US Department of State has issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ order for Japan amid a high rate of Covid-19 infection in the country, just two months before the capital Tokyo is set to host the Olympic Games. … Read More >‘Do not travel’: US warns against visiting Olympic host nation Japan amid high Covid-19 prevalence

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Japan opens 2 mass vaccination sites in bid to inoculate all over-65s before Tokyo Olympics

Posted on May 26, 2021May 26, 2021By Editor

Japan has set up two venues with the capacity to vaccinate thousands of people a day as the country rushes to boost its coronavirus immunization campaign two months before the Tokyo Olympic Games begin. … Read More >Japan opens 2 mass vaccination sites in bid to inoculate all over-65s before Tokyo Olympics

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The fight for abortion rights & bodycam footage of a Louisiana murder

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear oral arguments in a Mississippi abortion case – Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which would completely ban the procedure at 15 weeks after the start of a woman’s last period before conception, with no exceptions for victims of sexual assault. … Read More >The fight for abortion rights & bodycam footage of a Louisiana murder

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Japan expands Covid-19 emergency area as 350,000 people sign petition demanding Olympics are scrapped

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced a state of emergency will be extended to areas with infection spikes, as 350,000 people signed a petition for the Olympic Games – due to be held in Japan this summer – to be canceled. … Read More >Japan expands Covid-19 emergency area as 350,000 people sign petition demanding Olympics are scrapped

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Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

Two South Korean fisheries associations have filed a lawsuit, demanding the Japanese government’s compensation over its plan to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. … Read More >Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

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Tokyo’s vaccine tsar blames rigid jab-approval processes for Japan’s lagging Covid-19 inoculation program

Posted on May 16, 2021May 16, 2021By Editor

Japan’s minister for the Covid-19 vaccination program has said he accepts responsibility for the country’s limited progress, but also criticized regulatory procedures, saying the rules for approving new vaccines needs to change. … Read More >Tokyo’s vaccine tsar blames rigid jab-approval processes for Japan’s lagging Covid-19 inoculation program

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Japan’s booking platform for Covid vaccine appointment crashes as Tokyo struggles to kick-start inoculation program

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

Japan’s platform for booking Covid-19 vaccinations has crashed in parts of the country because of a technical issue with US cloud computing vendor Salesforce, compounding frustration with the government’s handling of the pandemic. … Read More >Japan’s booking platform for Covid vaccine appointment crashes as Tokyo struggles to kick-start inoculation program

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More people dying at home from Covid-19 in Japan as hospitals struggle to cope

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021By Editor

The Japanese prefecture of Osaka has reported a surge in the number of people dying at home from Covid-19 as hospital bed occupancy rates reach 96% and capacity to care for the seriously ill becomes stretched. … Read More >More people dying at home from Covid-19 in Japan as hospitals struggle to cope