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Japan research teams finds BA.1, BA.2 omicron subvariants have similar pathogenicity
The currently predominant omicron subvariant of the novel coronavirus, BA.2, is pathogenetically sim...
May 22, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Health minister: Masks not needed outdoors, if you keep quiet
The government announced Friday evening it will now take the stance that wearing masks outdoors is u...
May 20, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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3,573 new cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in Tokyo on Friday
Tokyo logged 3,573 new cases of novel coronavirus infections on Friday, according to the Tokyo metro...
May 20, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Japan to double daily international arrivals to 20,000 from June
Japan will relax its novel coronavirus entry restrictions from June 1, increasing the cap on daily i...
May 20, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Masks no longer necessary outdoors with few conversations: Experts
Wearing face masks is no longer necessary outdoors if there are few conversations, some members of t...
May 20, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Large amount of Moderna vaccine to be discarded
YOKOHAMA — Municipalities in Kanagawa Prefecture are likely to discard a large amount of vaccine for...
May 19, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Test project to reopen Japan’s borders to group tourists
About 50 overseas tourists will be allowed into Japan on group trips this month as part of a test pr...
May 17, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Exemptions eyed for COVID testing upon arrival in Japan
The government, which has decided to lift its ban on foreign tourists starting in June, is also movi...
May 17, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Shionogi to file for approval of COVID vaccine in June or July
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Shionogi & Co. plans to file for health ministry approval of its COVID-19 vacci...
May 13, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Japan mulls lifting mask advice for preschoolers
The government is considering lifting advice for preschoolers to wear masks at nurseries ahead of su...
May 13, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Flexible democratic societies can cope with infectious diseases, expert says
How can society live with the novel coronavirus? The Yomiuri Shimbun interviewed Nagasaki University...
May 13, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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No need for masks with 2-meter distancing outdoors
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government advises people to take off their COVID-19 face masks outdoors if...
May 12, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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More govt power over hospitals eyed amid infection surge
The government is considering giving central and prefectural governments more power over medical ins...
May 12, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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4,764 new cases of coronavirus infection in Tokyo
Tokyo logged 4,764 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, up 1,765 from a week befor...
May 11, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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5 mil. doses of Novavax vaccine to be supplied nationwide
A total of 5 million doses of a novel coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. biopharmaceutical firm N...
May 11, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Governors call for COVID-19 category review
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prefectural governors are urging the central government to review the current l...
May 11, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Tokyo logs 3,011 new cases of novel coronavirus infections, up from a week ago
Tokyo logged 3,011 new cases of novel coronavirus infections Monday, up 608 from a week ago, marking...
May 9, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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4,711 new virus cases in Tokyo, up by 1,550 from a week ago
The Tokyo metropolitan government announced Sunday that it had confirmed 4,711 new cases of infectio...
May 8, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Free coronavirus tests available at 5 major stations in Tokyo through May 8
Free tests for the novel coronavirus are available at temporary testing sites near five major JR sta...
April 29, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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More free antigen test sites planned for Japan’s Golden Week holidays
The government has decided to set up temporary sites offering free antigen at about 50 locations, as...
April 26, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Approval of Shionogi COVID drug stalls, as doubts about efficacy emerge
An oral COVID-19 medicine produced by Shionogi & Co. for patients with mild symptoms is not expecte...
April 23, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Local travel support program won’t cover Golden Week holidays
The local tourism support program for travel within prefectures by local residents, as well as trips...
April 21, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Elderly, vulnerable patients likely to be targeted for Japan’s 4th COVID vaccine shots
The government is considering narrowing the target of recipients in the fourth round of COVID-19 vac...
April 20, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Highest incidence of aftereffects marked in 5th wave, according to Tokyo ward survey
A survey regarding the aftereffects of COVID-19 revealed a higher percentage of people with aftereff...
April 18, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Booster vaccinations slow among young people in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Only less than 30% of people in their 20s and 30s in Japan have received a boos...
April 17, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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COVID-19, Ebola, SARS on list of infectious diseases earmarked for rapid vaccine development
COVID-19, Ebola, smallpox and other diseases have been included on a tentative list of infectious di...
April 15, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Govt spending on pandemic totals ¥16 tril. so far
The government’s coronavirus pandemic response has cost about ¥16 trillion so far, with funds being...
April 14, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Survey finds COVID booster greatly reduces risk of severe illness, death
The rate of severe illness and death among infected people in their 70s and 80s who had received a t...
April 14, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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Take a shot at getting tickets to see panda cubs at Ueno Zoo
Want to see the pandas at Ueno Zoo? For people in Tokyo who have yet to receive the COVID-19 booster...
April 12, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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New variant causes concern over potential spread in Japan
A novel coronavirus variant known as XE, which is believed to be more contagious than previous varia...
April 11, 2022 - CORONAVIRUS
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