Japanese Pianist, Long-Term Hong Kong Resident Dies After COVID-19 Vaccination

Pianist Chihiro Arai in an undated photograph announcing her passing on Sep. 15, 2022 (L), Chihiro Arai tweets about her deterioting health after a COVID-19 vaccination. Twitter/@ChihiroARAI

Doubts arise about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in Japan after the passing of a Japanese pianist who lived in Hong Kong for over two decades.

On Sept. 23, Chihiro Arai’s family announced the 57-year-old Japanese pianist’s death in Japan on Sept. 15 on her Twitter account.