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9th COVID Wave May Be Here, Expert Warns
“The ninth wave [of COVID-19 infections] may have begun,” has warned Shigeru Omi, who served as a ch...
June 26, 2023
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COVID-19 Infections Rise 3-fold in Japan Following Classification Downgrade
Transmission of the novel coronavirus is slowly spreading across the country and experts are cautio...
June 24, 2023
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COVID-19 Cases in Japan Continue Rising
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of new COVID-19 cases reported by about 5,000 designated hospitals a...
May 27, 2023
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Pharmacists Still Struggling with Inventory Problems After Winter Wave of Demand for Cold, Fever Medicines
Cold remedies and antipyretics have been running short across the country, making it difficult not o...
May 17, 2023
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COVID Downgrade Sows Confusion about Doctor Visits
The country on Monday passed a milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic when the disease was reclassified ...
May 10, 2023
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Osaka Restaurant Owners Reveal Smiles for ‘No Mask Calendar’
OSAKA — Restaurant owners and others have created a calendar featuring photos of themselves taken wi...
May 9, 2023
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Japan Lowers COVID-19 Categorization to that of Seasonal Influenza
COVID-19 has been recatergorized as a Category V infectious disease as of Monday, placing it at the ...
May 8, 2023
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COVID-19 Vaccinations Kick Off for Medical Workers, High-Risk People
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan kicked off COVID-19 vaccinations for fiscal 2023 on Monday, providing an ...
May 8, 2023
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COVID-19 Downgrade: Japan Business Getting Back to Usual
With the legal classification of COVID-19 downgraded to Category V, the government’s basic response ...
May 8, 2023
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Japan Downgrades COVID Threat, But Makes Preparations for Next Wave
The government has made a final decision to downgrade COVID-19’s status to Category V under the Infe...
April 28, 2023
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COVID Patients to Face Copayments After May 8 Recategorization
After COVID-19 is downgraded from the equivalent of Category II to Category V under the Infectious D...
April 28, 2023
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Japan to Lower COVID-19 Classification as Planned May 8
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday formally decided to downgra...
April 27, 2023
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Japan to End COVID Controls for All Arrivals from Saturday
To lessen congestion at airports during the Golden Week holidays that start Saturday, the government...
April 27, 2023
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Survey: over 60% Constantly Keep Masks On
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Over 60% of people in Japan constantly keep face masks on when going out, even ...
April 27, 2023
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Coronavirus Restrictions to Ease in Lower House
Ruling and opposition parties agreed Friday to ease coronavirus-related restrictions in the House of...
April 22, 2023
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