Closed zoos in Japan scramble to keep animals fed and healthy
NAGOYA -- Zoos across Japan shut down over the pandemic have taken steps to protect their charges from the coronavirus.At...
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Japan promises free Avigan to Iran and 40 countries
TOKYO -- Japan will provide flu drug and potential coronavirus treatment Avigan free of charge to Iran, Prime Minister Shinzo...
Food-sharing services come to rescue eateries in Japan
TOKYO -- With more people staying home to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, restaurants, grocery stores and farms...
COVID-19 in charts: Japan and Philippines dodge explosions
TOKYO -- The Philippines and India have imposed some of the strictest coronavirus containment measures in Asia. Japan has taken...
Avigan set for approval this month in Japan as coronavirus drug
TOKYO -- Japan looks to approve flu drug Avigan as a coronavirus treatment within the month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
A tin specialist in small-town Japan has designs on global renown
TOYAMA, Japan -- When the then director of an elite French restaurant saw some tableware at an exhibition in 2014,...
Japan asks US for stable remdesivir supply as Tokyo rushes approval
TOKYO -- Japan aims to approve remdesivir as a treatment for the coronavirus in as little as a week, the health minister said Saturday,...
Japan asks US for stable supply of remdesivir
TOKYO -- Japan on Saturday began fast-track approval of remdesivir, Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug intended to treat coronavirus patients, Nikkei has...
Japan faces short supply of coronavirus drug remdesivir
TOKYO -- Japan will not be able to receive a stable supply of promising coronavirus therapy remdesivir from its U.S. developer...
Experts ask Japan to continue restrictions despite slowing virus
TOKYO -- Japan's government-appointed panel of coronavirus experts said on Friday it would be difficult to ease curbs on people...
