Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Japan unveils record $490 bn stimulus to boost pandemic recovery

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world’s third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country’s patchy pandemic recovery. The 56 trillion yen injection, the third since the Covid crisis struck last year, “is enough to deliver a sense of safety and hope to the … Read more

Japan quit Moderna vaccine over fears of contamination

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The health ministry of Japan and drugmaker Takeda has terminated the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine after reports of contamination went viral. Takeda is in charge of sales and distribution of the Moderna vaccine in Japan. Takeda said it had “received reports from several vaccination centers that foreign substances have been … Read more