Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ex-Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto to be appointed as Japan’s new economy minister

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The appointment of Goto as economic revitalization minister will be announced later. The announcement was made through NHK. Daishiro resigned from the position the previous day. According to two people with direct knowledge of the decision, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will choose former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as the new economics minister to replace … Read more

Concerns over a new viral sub-variant prompt Japan’s COVID-19 advisory

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TOKYO – The Japanese government’s advisory panel on COVID-19 measures has approved the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions currently in place in 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday amid concerns over a new virus sub-variant. Daishiro Yamagiwa, who is in charge of the government’s COVID-19 response taskforce, told a panel of medical and … Read more