Coronavirus
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Tokyo logs over 20,000 new coronavirus cases
Tokyo confirmed 21,576 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, with the tall...
February 2, 2022
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School closure period to be cut to about 5 days
The government plans to shorten the periods of anti-pandemic school closures and class cancellations...
February 2, 2022
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Japan’s doors remain closed to most foreign students
Japan began welcoming 87 foreign students to the country on Sunday, the first such arrivals since st...
February 2, 2022
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400 more overseas students given permission to enter Japan
The government said Tuesday that 400 overseas students had been newly given permits to enter Japan, ...
February 2, 2022
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Tokyo logs 14,445 new infections; more than 50% of hospital beds occupied
Tokyo confirmed 14,445 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus Tuesday, up 1,632 from a we...
February 1, 2022
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Japan to ease criteria for vaccination sites, to accelerate booster shots
In a bid to accelerate the administration of booster shots against the novel coronavirus, the govern...
February 1, 2022
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COVID-19 beds increasingly occupied by elderly patients
Many hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients are being occupied by infected elderly patients. In...
February 1, 2022
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Unwanted ‘Abenomask’ now in high demand
The cloth masks that no one seemed to want early in the pandemic are now in hot demand. The Health, ...
February 1, 2022
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SDF COVID-19 booster rollout starts in Tokyo
The Self-Defense Forces started a mass vaccination drive for COVID-19 booster shots at Otemachi Gove...
January 31, 2022
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Variant of omicron variant spreading in Japan, world
Sunday marked two years since the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of in...
January 31, 2022
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Tokyo logs 15,895 new coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 15,895 new cases of novel coronavirus infection Sunday, with th...
January 30, 2022
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Pregnant women with coronavirus facing hospital bed shortage
The number of pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus has surged amid the spread of the o...
January 30, 2022
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Japan finds 84,937 new coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of newly confirmed novel coronavirus infection cases came to 84,937 ...
January 30, 2022
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Tokyo logs 17,433 virus cases
Tokyo confirmed 17,433 new cases of the novel coronavirus Saturday, up 6,206 from a week earlier, an...
January 29, 2022
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Over 350,000 infected people recuperating at home
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus nationwide who were recuperating at home ex...
January 29, 2022
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