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1st Domestic COVID Vaccine Nears Final Approval
A government expert panel on Monday approved the production and marketing of a new COVID-19 vaccine ...
August 1, 2023
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No Masks Needed During Common University Exams in 2024
The National Center for University Entrance Examinations has deleted the section regarding measures ...
July 8, 2023
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COVID-19 Infections Spreading Fast in Japan’s Okinawa Pref.
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Okinawa Prefecture, with 48.39 cases reported per medical instituti...
July 8, 2023
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Survey: Only 49% of Students Remove Masks during PE Class
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A recent survey has shown that 68% of students in Japan, from sixth graders to ...
July 3, 2023
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Japan to Use Sewage to Monitor COVID-19
The government will launch a full-scale survey this fiscal year to monitor the presence of the novel...
June 28, 2023
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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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