Topic - Taro Kono

“We are extremely sorry,” Kono told a special committee in parliament, where opposition lawmakers slammed his efforts as inept.

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“With the ongoing surge accelerated by the delta strain, it is extremely difficult to deal with the infections just by promoting the vaccines," Kono told a recent online program.

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