Society
Coronavirus
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Tokyo businesses confused by varying restrictions
A sharp divide has emerged among cultural and sports facilities in Tokyo as restrictions on venue ca...
May 9, 2021
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Over 6,000 involved in workmen’s accidents related to coronavirus in Japan last year
A total of 6,041 people died or lost four or more days of work last year as a result of work-related...
May 9, 2021
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Train commuting down in Tokyo, Osaka metropolitan areas
The pandemic has been affecting how people in Japan’s congested metropolitan areas commute to work, ...
May 9, 2021
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Measures curbed flow of people, but cases remain high
The government has decided to extend the third coronavirus state of emergency to be declared since ...
May 8, 2021
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Quarantine at facilities to be longer for arrivals from India
The government has decided to extend the quarantine period at designated facilities for those arrivi...
May 7, 2021
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Vaccination of Japan medical personnel running into multiple problems
The vaccination of medical personnel against COVID-19 has not progressed as expected, due chiefly to...
May 4, 2021
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Coronavirus variants rampant, lead to hospital bed shortage in Osaka Prefecture
The medical system in the Kansai region is struggling as novel coronavirus variants said to be highl...
May 3, 2021
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A year in the life of Japanese college students in the coronavirus era
The typical life of a college student has been upended by the spread of the coronavirus, and there i...
May 3, 2021
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Japan’s tourism industry battered again in Golden Week holidays
For the second year in a row, the tourism industry is being battered by the pandemic amid the Golden...
May 2, 2021
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Travel across Tokyo border up over holiday weekend
Undeterred by the latest state of emergency on the first of five consecutive holidays, the number of...
May 2, 2021
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Yomiuri survey: Only 20% of healthcare workers have received 2nd shot
Only 20% of the 4.7 million health care workers who are eligible for the novel coronavirus vaccine i...
May 1, 2021
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Yomiuri poll: Opinion evenly divided on govt handling of pandemic
Public opinion was evenly split on how Japan as a whole has responded to the novel coronavirus and h...
April 29, 2021
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Japan capital confirms 711 new infections, soars more than 200 from same day in previous week
Tokyo confirmed 711 new cases of coronavirus infections on Tuesday, up 201 from the same day in the ...
April 20, 2021
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COVID-19-related IT systems causing headaches
Having to operate multiple government systems to share coronavirus-related information has placed a ...
April 19, 2021
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Hospitals face critical condition
The spread of novel coronavirus variants is threatening to overwhelm hospital bed capacity. The so-...
April 17, 2021
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