The Maui News Maui County commemorated the 15th anniversary of its Sister City relationship with the people of Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan during a visit
Fresh cases of COVID-19 in Tokyo soared past the 10,000-level for the first time on Jan. 22 as preliminary figures on a nationwide basis went past the 50,000 mark, also a record.
Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki expressed caution about the recent infection situation in the prefecture, saying, "There is a need to think comprehensively."
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The Olympic flame is passed from torch to torch on traditional rowboats during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay off Zamami in Okinawa on May 2. | KYODO / VIA REUTERS
Kyodo, Jiji May 11, 2021
As a fourth wave of coronavirus infections are spreading beyond the populous Tokyo and Osaka areas, the Tokyo Olympic torch relay has been forced to scale down in multiple venues by taking the relay off public roads.
Apr 10, 2021
The initial reaction to the government’s proposed rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination on social media has been decidedly muted.
As a result, the apparent apathy has several experts worried that a number of people are simply trying to ride out the pandemic at the expense of those getting inoculated.
As of March 30, more than 850,000 people in Japan had been given a vaccination but less than 100,000 of these patients had been inoculated twice, according to data published by Nikkei V-Data at the end of last month. The majority of people currently receiving the injections are medical staff on the front lines of the health system.