Coronavirus
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Diet Speakers No Longer Required to Wear Masks from Monday
The ruling and opposition parties have agreed that speakers at plenary sessions of the Diet will no ...
January 20, 2023
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Kishida Instructs Ministers to Consider Lowering COVID Classification
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday made a step toward normalizing social activities amid the COV...
January 20, 2023
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Japan’s Decision to Reclassify COVID Expected in Spring
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has outlined a policy to lower the classification of COVID-19 from the ...
January 19, 2023
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Japan Hospitals Shift Toward Co-Existing with COVID
With Sunday marking three years since the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection in the...
January 16, 2023
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Board of Audit Inspection Finds COVID Grants Put Loss-Making Hospitals in the Black
The Board of Audit reported on Friday that a number of loss-making hospitals have moved into the bla...
January 14, 2023
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Japan records highest-ever daily COVID death toll
Japan registered 520 deaths from the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, exceeding 500 daily deaths for...
January 12, 2023
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520 Japan COVID-19 deaths confirmed in single day, exceeding 500 for 1st time
For the first time in Japan, more than 500 people died of novel coronavirus on a single day, it was ...
January 11, 2023
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Japan govt asks drugstores to prevent bulk purchases of fever reducers
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has asked drugstores and pharmacies to take measures to preve...
January 10, 2023
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Japan eases COVID-19 restrictions on funerals
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry revised its guidelines on conducting funeral...
January 10, 2023
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Govt adds Macau travelers to those requiring negative test
The government announced on Monday that all passengers on direct flights from Macau will also be obl...
January 10, 2023
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Tokyo confirms 8,199 new COVID-19 cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 8,199 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, an increase of 662 from a ...
January 9, 2023
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Japan tightens COVID border controls for arrivals from China
Japan on Sunday ramped up its COVID-19 border controls for those arriving from mainland China via d...
January 9, 2023
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Japan Confirms 1.17 M. New COVID-19 Cases in Past Week
Tokyo, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)—Japan confirmed 1,175,877 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, up about 1...
January 9, 2023
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Japan Reports 188,607 New COVID-19 Cases
Tokyo, Jan. 8 (Jiji Press)—A total of 188,607 new COVID-19 cases were reported across Japan on Sunda...
January 9, 2023
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Tighter border controls for visitors from China
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan on Sunday tightened further its COVID-19 border controls for visitors fr...
January 9, 2023
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