Key words : inoculation
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Large-scale coronavirus vaccinations began on Sunday in Yokohama City, which has more senior citizens than any other Japanese municipality.
Vaccinations are being given between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day till the end of July at a 3,600-square-meter hall in Yokohama Hammerhead. The multi-purpose facility is normally used for immigration procedures for visitors arriving on cruise ships. About 92,000 people are expected to receive two doses each at the venue.
In Kyoto Prefecture, inoculations for people aged 12 or older started on Sunday in Ine Town, which has a population of about 2,000.
Residents with pre-existing conditions and 80 percent of the elderly have already had their first vaccinations. The town has secured enough supplies to begin administering their second shots. It started vaccinating those aged 64 or younger on Friday.
About 10 junior high school and high school students went to the local community center with their families on Sunday to get their shots.
A high school girl said it hurt a little, but she is glad she has been vaccinated, and she can now go to school without worries.
Key words : government 7 million
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Japan has entered its first weekend since the coronavirus state of emergency was extended for nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka. Some facilities have reopened with anti-infection measures in place.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, one of Tokyo's most popular parks, reopened to the public on Friday. It closed on April 25.
A visitor to the park said he decided to go out for the day because the weather is improving and he's been spending too much time indoors.
The park is limiting the number of entrants per hour to 2,000 until June 20, the day the extension period ends. It has also brought the closing time forward from 6 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Park authorities are asking visitors to eat and drink only with family members or in groups of four or fewer people. Alcohol is prohibited.
The southern prefecture of Okinawa is struggling to halt the spread of the virus. Authorities have introduced tougher measures in a bid to curb the movement of people and rein in infections.
They've asked large commercial facilities to close areas that sell non-essential items on weekends.
On Saturday, a department store in the city of Naha shut sections selling jewelry and other goods. Even areas selling food had relatively few customers.
Meanwhile, vaccinations are being rolled out across the country.
In Osaka, Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo visited a state-run vaccination site. Self-Defense Force personnel are helping out there.
He said the government will continue to do all it can so that as many people as possible are vaccinated as soon as possible, in a safe and efficient manner.
The country began vaccinating the elderly in April. Officials say just over 7 million people aged 65 or older had received their first shot by Friday. That's roughly 20 percent of the elderly population.
Health authorities across Japan reported more than 2,600 new cases on Saturday, and 56 deaths.
Key words : asia-pacific agreed
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Ministers responsible for trade of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation have agreed to facilitate the production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
The trade ministers of 21 member economies held an online meeting on Saturday.
In a joint statement and annexed documents adopted at the meeting, the ministers said they recognized extensive COVID-19 immunization as a global public good, and they urgently need to accelerate the production and distribution of safe and affordable vaccines.
The ministers agreed to expedite the flow and transit of vaccines through air, sea, and land ports as well as their release upon arrival.
They also agreed to remove unnecessary trade barriers, such as export restrictions, and introduce measures to prevent the entry and import of counterfeit coronavirus vaccines.
Key words : british will call on
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on leaders of the Group of Seven countries to commit to an effort to vaccinate the entire world by the end of 2022.
He will be hosting the first face-to-face G7 summit in two years from Friday to Sunday. The meeting will take place in Cornwall in the southwest of the UK.
Johnson plans to ask leaders to accelerate vaccination efforts by expanding manufacturing capacity. He will also call on them to share surplus shots with the global vaccine distribution framework known as COVAX and bilateral arrangements.
"The world is looking to us to rise to the greatest challenge of the post-war era, defeating COVID and leading a global recovery driven by our shared values," Johnson said.
Key words : US senator
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A bipartisan group of US Senators has visited Taiwan and announced a donation of coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan. Taiwan is dealing with a sudden spike in case numbers.
The group consists of Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat who serves on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and two fellow senators, Chris Coons, and Dan Sullivan.
They arrived at an airport in Taipei on a US Air Force cargo plane on Sunday.
At the airport, Duckworth announced that the United States has decided to give 750,000 doses to Taiwan after weeks of discussion with the White House.
She said it was critical that Taiwan be included in the first group to receive vaccines because the United States recognizes Taiwan's urgent need and values this partnership.
US President Joe Biden promised last week that Washington will donate at least 80 million doses by the end of this month to the world. Taiwan was chosen as one of the first to receive vaccines.
Taiwan's presidential office says President Tsai Ing-wen discussed regional security and other issues with the three Senators at the airport.
Key words : moon commitment
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has reiterated his commitment to improving his country's relations with North Korea.
Moon delivered a speech on Sunday in Seoul at a ceremony dedicated to the war dead, including those killed during the Korean War.
He mentioned the alliance with the United States that he confirmed in last month's summit with President Joe Biden. He said the partnership would allow his government to take a more proactive stance toward the changing international order and security conditions.
Moon said he and Biden had agreed that dialogue and diplomacy are the only ways to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and permanent peace. He expressed his intention to take another "big step" toward that goal. Moon's term ends in less than a year.
In the speech, he made no mention of how the country is going to address its strained relations with Japan. The two nations are at odds over issues involving wartime labor and those referred to as comfort women.
Key words : armed killed 100 civilians
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The government of Burkina Faso says armed assailants have killed about 100 civilians in the West African country's deadliest attack in recent years.
It said in a statement that the group attacked the village of Solhan in the country's northeast near the border with Niger during the night on Friday. They also burned houses and the market.
The government described the attackers as terrorists. But so far no group has claimed responsibility.
Attacks by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group in West Africa's Sahel region have risen sharply, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore called the attack "barbaric" in a tweet and he decreed a national mourning period of 72 hours.
He said the defense and security forces are working hard to arrest the perpetrators of what he calls a despicable act.
Key words : armed 100 civilians
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The government of Burkina Faso says armed assailants have killed about 100 civilians in the West African country's deadliest attack in recent years.
It said in a statement that the group attacked the village of Solhan in the country's northeast near the border with Niger during the night on Friday. They also burned houses and the market.
The government described the attackers as terrorists. But so far no group has claimed responsibility.
Attacks by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group in West Africa's Sahel region have risen sharply, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore called the attack "barbaric" in a tweet and he decreed a national mourning period of 72 hours.
He said the defense and security forces are working hard to arrest the perpetrators of what he calls a despicable act.
Key words : nigeria
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The Nigerian government says it will indefinitely suspend the use of Twitter in the country. Officials of European and US embassies in Nigeria have criticized the move.
The company deleted a tweet that President Muhammadu Buhari posted on Tuesday that suggested retaliation for attacks on government buildings.
Twitter says the tweet violates its ban on posts that suggest violence.
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed said the mission of Twitter in Nigeria is very suspicious, and the government has a country to rule and it will do so to the best of its ability.
The local embassies of North American and European countries issued a joint statement on Saturday.
It says the Nigerian government's measures inhibit access to information and commerce at precisely the moment when the country needs to share vital information in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The operator of Twitter also expressed concern.
Nigerians are complaining that they cannot do business without Twitter, and many people say they are disappointed by the decision.
Key words : naomi
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Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi has thanked fans for their support on her social media account for the first time since her withdrawal from the French Open.
She updated her Instagram on Saturday. Osaka said "Just want to say thank you for all the love. Haven't been on my phone much but I wanted to hop on here and tell you all that I really appreciate it."
And it has a handwritten Japanese phrase that says "love you."
Osaka was fined for refusing to take part in the news conference after winning her first match in the French Open.
Later she tweeted her withdrawal and revealed that she had suffered "long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018" and "have had a really hard time coping with that."
The organizers of the Grand Slam tournaments issued a joint statement last Tuesday saying that they intend to "work alongside the players, the tours, the media and the broader tennis community to create meaningful improvements."
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