Japan aims to have coronavirus vaccines in use by June 2021
The Japanese government has earmarked 146 billion yen ($1.34 billion) for vaccine production and distribution in the second extra budget that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved last month.
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks through an almost empty outdoor restaurant after the government announced the extension of the state of emergency, which had already been declared for the capital and some prefectures, to the whole country,following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Jap(photo credit: KIM KYUNG-HOON/FILE PHOTO/ REUTERS)ByREUTERS