Society
Coronavirus
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COVID-19 Surge Leads to Worrying Differences in Patient Admissions
Staff at public health centers in Tokyo are again struggling with increased workloads after the gove...
January 22, 2021
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COVID-19: Japan Faces Moment of Truth
In 2020, the world was racked by the unprecedented novel coronavirus pandemic. In its initial stage,...
January 22, 2021
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Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Patients unevenly Shared among Tokyo Hospitals
Severe COVID-19 patients are unevenly distributed among the 14 hospitals designated to provide advan...
January 20, 2021
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More than 7,400 COVID-19 Infected People in Tokyo now ‘Waiting for Hospital Allocation’
People in Tokyo infected with the novel coronavirus who are waiting for hospital or care-center allo...
January 19, 2021
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Japan’s Ruling Party Approves maximum Fine of ¥500,000 for Uncooperative Businesses
Prefectural governors will be able to order businesses to close in areas where a state of emergency ...
January 19, 2021
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Suga Puts Kono in Charge of COVID-19 Vaccine Program
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday tasked Taro Kono — minister in charge of administrative refo...
January 19, 2021
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Suga Opens Ordinary Diet Session with Vow to End COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vowed Monday to make every effort to be prepared for Japan’s COVID-19 ...
January 18, 2021
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Japan to Set up 10,000 Bases with Ultracold Freezers for Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine
The health ministry plans to carry out vaccinations against COVID-19 at about 10,000 medical facilit...
January 17, 2021
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Nikko Toshogu Shrine Feels Pinch of State of Emergency
In a sign of the times, the famous Nikko Toshogu Shrine was seen almost deserted on the first weeken...
January 17, 2021
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Japan Eyes Plan to Penalize Coronavirus Patients who Refuse to be Hospitalized
A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory committee on Friday largely approved a draft plan to r...
January 16, 2021
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Law Revision Eyed to Get Hospitals to Provide Beds for COVID-19 Patients
The government plans to revise the infectious diseases law to encourage medical institutions to acce...
January 15, 2021
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Anyone can Spread Falsehoods about COVID Online
Since the pandemic began, false rumors and inaccurate reports about the novel coronavirus have sprea...
January 15, 2021
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Travel Agency Tackles Lunch Rush in Face of Pandemic in Japan
This is the fifth installment of a series that looks at people seeking and developing new business o...
January 15, 2021
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Penalties for Noncompliant Businesses Central to New Virus Measures
Business operators that do not comply with requests such as shortening their business hours may be p...
January 14, 2021
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Effects 2nd Time around Falling Short of Previous State of Emergency
Shopping, entertainment and business districts in Tokyo and three nearby prefectures have been less ...
January 14, 2021
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