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Quad set to strike vaccine and tech deals

Australia is expected to join with India, Japan and the United States in a partnership to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Indo-Pacific nations.

Yoshihide Suga to step down as Japan prime minister

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will step down and party sources says he will not run in a ruling party leader race in September.

More Moderna contamination fears in Japan

Japan's Kanagawa prefecture says it found another vial of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance.

Japan’s Moderna vaccine woes widen

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine contamination woes in Japan have widened with another million doses temporarily suspended after foreign substances were found in more batches and two people died following shots from affected lots.

Two die in Japan after contaminated Moderna jabs

Two men in their 30s have died after receiving Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry says.

Hybrid Mazda slips into Aussie scene

The MX-30 is Mazda's first model to offer a mild hybrid, petrol-electric engine, yet at first glance it gives no hint about the clever arrangements going on beneath its bonnet.

Hiroshima marks atomic bombing anniversary

Hiroshima has marked the 76th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapons, just as they are united against the coronavirus.

Japan fears overload as coronavirus surges

The Japanese government's top coronavirus adviser has warned of the overburdening of the health system as case numbers reached record levels.

Judo champ claims Japan’s first gold medal

Naohisa Takato won Japan's first gold medal at its home Olympics, beating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60kg judo final.

Rescuers wade through giant Japan mudslide

A giant mudslide has claimed two lives at a resort town near Tokyo with rescuers searching for about 20 people who remain missing.

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