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Coronavirus
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Japan shifts to ‘living with coronavirus’ strategy
The mandatory reporting of coronavirus cases might be scrapped to ease the burden on public health c...
July 30, 2022
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Tokyo logs 33,466 coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 33,466 new novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, surpassing 20,000 for the 11th ...
July 30, 2022
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Japan average life expectancy marks 1st drop in 10 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy dropped from the previous year for both Japanese me...
July 30, 2022
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Govt distributes antigen test kits to local governments
The health ministry announced Friday that the government will purchase about 24 million qualitative ...
July 30, 2022
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Tokyo logs 36,814 coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 36,814 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, exceeding 20,000 for the ...
July 29, 2022
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Governors call for downgrade of COVID-19 infection category
NARA — A number of governors called for a review of Japan’s classification of COVID-19 under the Inf...
July 29, 2022
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Tokyo, Osaka Pref. try to ease pressure on clinics overwhelmed by COVID-19-related testing, treatment
As Japan reels from its largest-ever COVID-19 outbreak, Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture are trying to eas...
July 29, 2022
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New coronavirus infections top 233,000, record high for 2nd day
The number of new cases of coronavirus infection confirmed in Japan on Thursday exceeded 233,000 for...
July 28, 2022
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Tokyo to log more than 40,000 COVID-19 cases for the 1st time
Tokyo is expected to log more than 40,000 new novel coronavirus infection cases Thursday, surpassing...
July 28, 2022
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Japan marks most weekly new infection cases globally
GENEVA — Japan marked the most number of weekly confirmed new cases of the novel coronavirus in the ...
July 28, 2022
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Record-high 209,000 new coronavirus cases tallied in Japan
On Wednesday, the number of new cases of novel coronavirus infection exceeded 209,000 nationwide, a ...
July 27, 2022
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Fever outpatient sections swamped; many suspected infections untested
People suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus have increasingly been unable to get t...
July 27, 2022
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New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild
Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China mar...
July 27, 2022
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Tokyo logs 31,593 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 31,593 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, an increase of about 190% ...
July 26, 2022
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JR Kyushu cancels 120 trains due to COVID-19 spread among crew
FUKUOKA (Jiji Press) — Kyushu Railway Co. , or JR Kyushu, said Monday that it will not run a total o...
July 26, 2022
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