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May 18, 2022 at 18:54 JST
A WHO representative on March 16 indicates that the U.N. body would reject Medicago Inc.’s application for emergency use of its vaccine against COVID-19, citing its capital partnership with a tobacco company. (From video of a WHO news conference)
The World Health Organization’s rejection of a new COVID-19 vaccine because of a connection to a tobacco company was criticized in Japan among companies related to the development of the drug. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.