A new command center is setting out to promote the development of domestic vaccines through creation of a more supportive research and funding environment.
Many of those living in Japan might be wondering: when will a vaccine become available? What will the logistics look like? And, what should we know...
Yesterday, we looked at the timeline of how COVID-19 took over the lives of people in Japan. Yet, one might realize that not everything was doom...
~The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set aside ￥137.7 billion JPY ($1.3 billion USD) in subsidies to support companies in Japan that are...
The news circulated like wildfire on December 2 when it was announced that the British pharmaceuticals regulator, the MHRA, had decided that the COVID-19 vaccine developed...
As new COVID-19 cases climbed sharply during the week leading up to November 25, the mood in Japan on how to deal with the crisis suddenly...
How is Japan getting on in the race towards a vaccine? JAPAN Forward visited leading vaccine research scientist Dr. Ryuichi Morishita on July 6 at his...
A major challenge facing policymakers has been how to carefully control the spread of COVID-19 while allowing society to return to some level of normal...
