Japan's slow COVID vaccine rollout gets corporate kick-start

TOKYO -- Around 1,200 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Tokyo headquarters of Japanese trading house Itochu on Tuesday, a key moment in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic for the company and its employees.

"The vaccine gives [us] a positive outlook on the future. We are one step closer to normalization," a company representative told Nikkei Asia.