TOKYO – A total of 1,139 senior citizens were vaccinated against COVID-19 on the first day of Japan’s inoculation program for the elderly people, the health ministry said.

TOKYO – Japan’s quasi-emergency measures placed for Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa went into effect on Monday that will allow governors to order bars and restaurants to shutter by 8 p.m. and impose up to 200,000 yen in administrative fines on noncompliant establishments, among others.

TOKYO – The Japanese government on Monday began implementing pre-emergency measures in Osaka, Hyogo and Miyagi in response to the sharp resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the three prefectures.

Toyo Eatery in Makati City is grateful as Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants named them the Philippines’ best for 2021.