[1] Ticket Bought for 2020 Games to Be Honored in 2021. Yomiuri Shimbun, March 26, 2020.
[2] Japan PM Abe Says in Full Agreement on Olympics Delay with IOC’s Bach. The Asahi Shimbun, March 24, 2020.
[3] Tokyo Olympics Rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021. The Asahi Shimbun, March 31, 2020.
[4] Trump Cancel G7 at Camp David over Coronavirus, to Hold Videoconference Instead. The Asahi Shimbun, March 22, 2020.
[5] What to Call 2021 Olympics? Just One of Many Challenges for Japan. The Asahi Shimbun, March 26, 2020.
[6] Balmer, Etienne; What Would Olympics Cancellation Cost Japan? Asia Times, March 12, 2020.
[7] Olympics Delay to Cost Japan $ 6 bn in Economic Losses; Rurika Imahashi, Francesca Regalado; Nikkei Satff Writers. Nikkei Asian Review, March 24, 2020.
[8] Hosting Tokyo Olympics Next Year Difficult without Vaccine, Says Japan Medical Association Chief. The Japan Times, April 28, 2020.
[9] David Coverdale, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Admits It Will Be “Impossible” to Hold the Olympic Games in 2021 “Unless the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Contained”. Mail Online, April 29, 2020.
[10] Jack Tarrant; Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Will Be “Scrapped” If Delayed Again, Organizers Warn. The Independent, April 28, 2020.
[11] OLYMPICS/IOC Sets Aside $ 800M for Loans, Payments Linked to Pandemic. The Asahi Shimbun, May 15, 2020.
[12] Cats Can Catch Coronavirus, Study Finds, Prompting WHO Investigation. The Asahi Shimbun, April 25, 2020.
[13] Japan Approves Safer, Easier PCR Virus Test Using Saliva. The Japan Times, June 2, 2020.
[14] Japan to Offer Anti-Flu Drug Avigan to 38 Countries as Early as This Week. Japan Times, April 29, 2020.
[15] Kenya Akama (Nikkei Staff Writer), Takara Bio Ramps Up Production of Coronavirus Test Reagent 50-Fold. Nikkei Asian Review, February 6, 2020.
[16] Japan’s Takara Bio Cuts Coronavirus Test Time in Half. Nikkei Asian Review, April 30, 2020.
[17] Yukinori Hanada (Nikkei Staff Writer) No Specialist Needed: Fujifilm Cuts Coronavirus Test to 75 Minutes. Nikkei Asian Review, May 8, 2020.
[18] Miwa Yoshida (Nikkei Staff Reporter), Faster Coronavirus Test Submitted for Approval in Japan. Nikkei Asian Review, April 28, 2020.
[19] Riken, Kanagawa Pref. Create Test to Detect Coronavirus in 30 Min. Kyodo News, February 27, 2020.
[20] Fujifilm Expands Capacity for COVID-19 Drug Avigan. The Asahi Shimbun, April 25, 2020.
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[22] Clinical Research for Combination Use of Avigan and Futhan Start in Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun, May 9, 2020.
[23] Ryosuke Nonaka, Researchers Find Asthma Medicine Helps Patients Hit by Coronavirus. The Asahi Shimbun, March 16, 2020.
[24] After Fast-Tracking Japanese COVID-19 Drug, Russia to Roll out “Game Changer” Next Week. The Japan Times, June 1, 2020.
[25] Japan to Give $300 Million for Vaccinations in Developing Countries. The Mainichi, June 4, 2020.
[26] Pharma Firm AnGes and Osaka Univ. to Begin Virus Vaccine Tests. The Asahi Shimbun, March 24, 2020.
[27] U.S. Plans Massive Coronavirus Vaccine Testing Effort to Meet Year-End Deadline. The Japan Times, May 23, 2020.
[28] Takeda Pharma Says It Is Developing Coronavirus Drug. The Asahi Shimbun, March 4, 2020.
[29] Japan Pharmaceutical Firm Aiming for Coronavirus Vaccine in January 2021. Yomiuri Shimbun, June 4, 2020.
[30] Japanese Airlines Promote Anti-Virus Measures to Get Wary Passengers Back on Board. The Japan Times, June 7, 2020.
[31] Interpreters in Japan Don Transparent Masks during Press Conference. Yomiuri Shimbun, May 04, 2020.
[32] Suntory Group to Start Providing Sanitizing Solutions in Japan to Fight against the Spread of COVID-19. The Japan Times, May 1, 2020.