TOKYO – Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., announced today that it has filed an application with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare seeking approval to market and manufacture Avigan as a new coronavirus treatment in Japan.

TOKYO – The Japanese government announced on Thursday its commitment to donate US$130 million to the GAVI COVAX Advance Market Commitment (COVAX AMC) to ensure that developing countries have equitable access to novel coronavirus vaccines.

TOKYO – More than 300 Filipinos in Japan have been infected with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic early this year but no one was seriously ill, an official from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo told a virtual press briefing Friday.

MANILA – The Philippines has started exporting its okra (lady finger) to Japan on Tuesday.