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Japan to lower minimum age to 16 at state-run vaccination sites
Japan's state-run mass COVID-19 inoculation centers are looking into giving shots to people aged 16 or over, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday, lowering the… Read
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The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 235 new coronavirus cases, down 296 from Thursday and 547 down from last Friday. The average for Tokyo… Read
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A four-year-old boy fall to his death from the balcony of his family’s 9th-floor apartment in Sapporo on Thursday. According to police, the boy’s father… Read
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@Zichi So there were 5 kids. I wouldn't called that a lot. Just more than the 0 you unexpected. But…
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So what exactly is a PCR test designed to do?
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