Japan

Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the confirmation of Japan’s first coronavirus case. The country continues to face demanding situations similar to the prevention of infections and the management of sequelae.

Parexel’s strategic alliance agreement with JFCR is an extension of its Patient-First program and its efforts to drive clinical innovation in key curative areas, such as oncology, in the Asia-Pacific region, he said.

Japan received a record number of migrants in December, official data showed on Wednesday, capping a year of immediate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of foreigners traveling for business and recreation rose to 2. 73 million last month from 2. 44 million in November, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). For the 2023 total, just over 25 million arrived in Japan, the firm said.

The United States, South Korea and Japan have conducted combined naval exercises with a U. S. aircraft carrier as part of their latest show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea’s military said on Wednesday.

The massive New Year’s Eve earthquake in the Ishikawa region of western Japan has left citizens wondering about the future of an entire city.

Japanese government officials and business leaders have followed an agreement in which they pledge to dramatically reduce bureaucracy and the use of “hanko,” the classic seals widely identified as evidence of agreement. This measure aims to help other people stay at home in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

A locust outbreak is sweeping East Africa, raising fears that famine will worsen amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Social media users have falsely linked a video showing divers experiencing an earthquake underwater to a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year’s Day in 2024, killing dozens of people. The clip was in fact taken in Indonesia in November 2023.

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