Society
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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New offspring of Ba.2 subvariant detected in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A new offspring of the Ba.2 subvariant of the omicron coronavirus has been disc...
May 3, 2022
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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
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Govt to limit 4th COVID shots to aged 60 or older
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry adopted a plan Wednesday to limit the sco...
April 27, 2022
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Ministry panel OKs plan to limit 4th COVID-19 shots to elderly
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A panel of the health ministry on Monday approved a plan to limit the fourth ro...
April 26, 2022
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