Japanese gov't urges COVID shots for seniors - Japan Today
1 day ago · TOKYO. The Japanese health ministry on Tuesday called for seniors to take routine coronavirus vaccinations ahead of the winter, when infections are expected to rise, with data signaling sluggish progress in getting the shots. It is the first winter since the government ended in March its free COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone aged 6 months or older.
Ishiba's minority gov't to struggle to pursue policy agenda
1 day ago · By Tomoyuki Tachikawa TOKYO. Two weeks after Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in the general election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was reelected on Monday, but his minority government is expected to struggle with advancing its policy agenda. While some members of his Liberal Democratic Party have urged Ishiba to step down, the ...
Ishiba vows military buildup, deeper ties with U.S. as ...
4 days ago · Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba renewed a pledge Saturday to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump. Ishiba, who made the comments at an annual troop review held at Camp Asaka in the Tokyo suburbs, said the security environment surrounding….
U.S. aircraft carrier joins military drills with S Korea and ...
19 hours ago · SEOUL. South Korea's military said it will hold a three-day joint exercise with the United States and Japan starting on Wednesday, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington. The "Freedom Edge" exercise is a response to what the South Korean military said were ...
Asian stocks dip as Wall Street momentum slows - Japan Today
19 hours ago · Asian stocks on Wednesday followed Wall Street lower as momentum cooled for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept U.S. markets following Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.7% to 38,719.60, as wholesale inflation reached its highest level since July of last year. The corporate goods price index, which measures the…
Japanese gov't to support companies boosting geothermal power ...
4 days ago · TOKYO. The Japanese government will start providing support for private companies to ramp up the development of geothermal power plants, tapping into the country's geothermal resources, the third largest in the world, sources close to the matter said . The government will aim to commercialize geothermal power plants until 2030 by setting up a ...
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road ...
2 days ago · Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the 'road to ruin'. United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It then turned to the main issue: money. In Baku, Azerbaijan, where the world’s first oil well was ...