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Taro Kono, Japan's regulatory reform and vaccine minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2021. Kono said that the rate of Covid-19 inoculations in the country likely wont pick up speed until May, despite already lagging behind some other developed nations. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Taro Kono, Japan's regulatory reform and vaccine minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Japan, on March 29, 2021. Kono said that the rate of Covid-19 inoculations in the country likely wont pick up speed until May, despite already lagging behind some other developed nations. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images