The issue has become all the more urgent since safety concerns have been raised about vaccines from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca.
The moves may delay protection for the region amid concerns that the shot could trigger a rare and potentially deadly blood clotting condition.
The amount of smoke released into the atmosphere by the 2019-2020 bushfires is comparable to that put out by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the...
Taro Kono, the minister in charge of vaccination efforts, offered the about-face Monday amid growing calls overseas for systems to ensure people can travel safely...
The WHO sounded its highest level of formal alarm on Jan. 30, 2020, but it didn't use the word "pandemic" until March 11.
The nation has had success controlling the virus that first surfaced on its soil in late 2019, but its vaccination drive is off to a slow...
More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the...
Vaccine rollout chief Taro Kono said he expects the government to have enough doses so older people can receive their second shots in May and June.
With the virus mostly contained throughout much of Asia, governments have had the luxury to wait and see how safely and effectively the vaccines can blunt...
Kono has seen his popularity surge even as the government of his boss, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, has been battered by criticism over the pandemic.