Coronavirus
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Relaxation of border controls brings bustle back to Haneda
Travelers filled the international departure lobby of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Wednesday following the...
September 7, 2022
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COVID-19 deaths conspicuous among elderly not diagnosed as severe cases
Deaths from COVID-19 are at their worst level so far amid the seventh wave of the novel coronavirus ...
September 4, 2022
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Japan to revise laws for future pandemics, require hospitals to provide beds
The government on Friday discussed measures to combat a potential future pandemic and decided to rev...
September 2, 2022
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Tokyo logs 15,428 cases of coronavirus infection
Tokyo logged 15,428 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Wednesday, down by 10,016 from the s...
August 31, 2022
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Tokyo logs 14,219 new cases of COVID-19
Tokyo logged 14,219 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Tuesday, down 7,551 from the same da...
August 30, 2022
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Japan to accelerate rollout of new COVID booster shots
The government is preparing to roll out booster shots of new COVID-19 vaccines that are effective ag...
August 30, 2022
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Tokyo logs 9,880 new cases
Tokyo confirmed 9,880 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Monday, down 5,205 from the same d...
August 29, 2022
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Tokyo confirms 15,834 new coronavirus infection cases
Tokyo logged 15,834 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, marking the seventh consecut...
August 28, 2022
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Tokyo logs 17,126 new cases
Tokyo logs 17,126 new cases...
August 27, 2022
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients may be allowed to go out
Restrictions on asymptomatic coronavirus-positive people going out to buy groceries and so on are li...
August 27, 2022
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Japan eyes R&D bases to improve domestic vaccine development
The government has selected 11 institutions, including the University of Tokyo, as research and deve...
August 27, 2022
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Tokyo logs 18,423 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo logged 18,423 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Friday, down 9,253 from the same day la...
August 26, 2022
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Tokyo confirms 23,129 new coronavirus infection cases
Tokyo logged 23,129 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, marking the fourth consecu...
August 25, 2022
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Japan may raise cap on daily arrivals at borders in easing of COVID restrictions
The government intends to raise the cap on daily international arrivals to Japan from the current 2...
August 25, 2022
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Govt to scrap policy for detailed tracking of all COVID cases and relax entry restrictions
The government plans to revise its policy on the tracking of COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Fumio K...
August 24, 2022
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