of businesses and hundreds of govements, all felt on our shoulders. now, i think we can see light at the end of the tunnel. the messenger rna-based vaccine is considered a revolutionary, new approach, intended to boost the production of antibodies. the trial is still ongoing, and pfizer says data could change. but it plans to apply for emergency use ahorization as soon as possle. pfizer expects toroduce upo 50 million vaccine doses globally this year, and up to 1.3 doses next year. the company has agreed to supply japan with doses of the vaccine for 60 million people by the end of next june. experts welcomed the first successful interim data from a large-scale clinical test, but they say they need to know more details, especially about the vaccine s safety. right now,e re told 90% effica efficacy, but we re not quite sure what that means. does that mean preventing any illness, just serious illns? what about the transmission? does the vaccine prevent tranission? we need a
searchers have been scouring the floor of the java sea for the fuselage and the black boxes. they ve so far recovered ten bodies near the suspected crash site and they re now getting more assistance. a team of accident investigation experts from france arrived on friday in indonesia. they ll use state-of-the-art equipment to try to detect pings from the black boxes in order to retrieve them. people in western japan are starting the new year under a winter weather warning. meteorologists say intense snowfall and strong winds could cause transport disruptions. they say a cold air mass and winter weather pattern are bringing heavy snow to some areas. up to 60 centimeters fell over a 24 hour period starting thursday in parts of northeastern and central japan. officials are forecasting more snow until saturday along the sea of japan coast. they re advising caution due to avalanches and high waves. japan s emperor has delivered his new year s greetings wishing peace and happine
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During a family photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Crown Prince Akishino and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko posed alongside their children, Princess Kako, and Prince Hisahito.