Japan's government is asking business to help with the vaccination program

Japan's head of the vaccine rollout, Taro Kono, has met with Vice-Chair of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren, the country's biggest business lobby)

• The meeting was to request assistance from firms to help vaccinate workers.

Report comes from Kyodo News (via Reuters), adding that Vice-Chair Tetsuro Tomita pledged support to meet the request.