Coronavirus
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Tokyo, 12 other prefectures under quasi-emergency priority measures
Tokyo and 12 other prefectures are now under quasi-emergency priority measures, effective from Frida...
January 21, 2022
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Children aged 5-11 OK’d to be vaccinated in Japan
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Friday gave fast-track approval to the inoculation of chil...
January 21, 2022
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Restrictions on U.S. troops in Japan likely to be extended
COVID-19 measures that have been in place for U.S. military personnel in Japan have been extended by...
January 21, 2022
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Tokyo logs 8,638 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government confirmed 8,638 new coronavirus cases Thursday, logging a record-h...
January 20, 2022
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Experts: Peak has possibly passed in some prefs
Quasi-emergency priority measures implemented in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa prefectures on Jan...
January 20, 2022
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Osaka Prefecture to ask for priority measures
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said the prefecture would request quasi-emergency priority measures be...
January 20, 2022
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Inoculating children aged 5-11 meaningful: Pediatric society
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Pediatric Society offered the view Wednesday that vaccinating childre...
January 20, 2022
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Certified restaurants can serve alcohol in 5 prefs.
Tokyo and four nearby prefectures will give restaurants that are certified to have taken proper COVI...
January 20, 2022
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Prefectures split over whether to keep the booze flowing as coronavirus cases surge
Local governments that will be subject to quasi-emergency priority measures designed to prevent the ...
January 20, 2022
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Pregnant women with COVID-19 found to develop moderate to severe symptoms at twice the rate of nonpregnant women
Pregnant women infected with the novel coronavirus have developed moderate to severe symptoms at abo...
January 20, 2022
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Govt approves quasi-emergency measures for 13 prefectures
The government has decided to apply quasi-emergency priority measures to prevent the spread of novel...
January 19, 2022
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Japan’s coronavirus cases climb past 40,000
Japan’s daily total of new novel coronavirus infections hit a record high on Wednesday, with the day...
January 19, 2022
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Households with recuperating patients urged to take measures
Experts have stressed the importance of taking basic measures in households with patients recuperati...
January 19, 2022
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Self-Defense Forces run vaccination venue to reopen in Tokyo on Jan. 31
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Defense Ministry decided Tuesday to reopen a Self-Defense Forces-run CO...
January 19, 2022
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Japan, several prefectures set daily record highs in virus cases
The national total of new infections with the novel coronavirus exceeded 30,000 on Tuesday, marking ...
January 18, 2022
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