Merck has abandoned its COVID-19 vaccine development effort, citing "inferior" immune responses. Japan vaccine program falls short. Latest news.

Merck has abandoned its COVID-19 vaccine development effort, citing "inferior" immune responses. Japan vaccine program falls short. Latest news.

Australia has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine. More than 40% of Americans live in areas running out of ICU space. Latest virus updates.

The client is a snowboard enthusiast who annually visits Japan from abroad for a short stay. He wanted to create a chalet where he could spend time with his family during his stay and also relax and socialize with his guests. The property was located in the Niseko area, a renowned ski destination, in the midst of a wooded area surrounded by white birches. The client requested maximum floor space possible for the site, a seating area for guests to relax, and an open living and dining area with a window looking out at the symbolic Mt Yotei.

A new study of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Japanese populations has uncovered a previously uncharacterized genetic variant that puts male carriers at greater risk for the disease, as well as the mechanism by which it does so. The impact of the variant was most pronounced in sedentary men; those with the variant had a 65% greater rate of T2D than sedentary men without it.

Six months from the Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony, polls show the Japanese people are skeptical that the Games can – or should – go on as planned.

Two boys with lung cancer in Japan acquired the tumour cells from their mothers during or shortly before birth – an incredibly rare way of developing the disease

The event originally planned for 2020 was delayed 10 months ago following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tokyo 2020 organisers are hopeful a successful Covid vaccine rollout will allow them to host the Games, as a report casts further doubt on their staging.