Coronavirus
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Japan’s Border Controls Tightened Further for Visitors from China
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Japan on Sunday tightened further its COVID-19 border controls for visitors from ...
January 8, 2023
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More than 30 million people in Japan have been infected with novel coronavirus
The cumulative total number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Japan topped 30 million...
January 6, 2023
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Patients thought infected with omicron BA.5 decreasing in Tokyo as new subvariants rise
The number of patients thought to be infected with the omicron BA.5 subvariant of the COVID-19 virus...
January 6, 2023
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Japan Logs 27.5 M. New COVID-19 Cases in 2022
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Japan confirmed a total of 27,504,428 new COVID-19 cases in 2022, up 18....
January 1, 2023
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60% of COVID-19 Deaths under 20 had no underlying conditions
TOKYO — No underlying condition was found in nearly 60% of patients aged under 20 who contracted COV...
December 30, 2022
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Govt dials back restrictions on flights from Hong Kong, Macao
The government has revised recently announced COVID-19 measures that would have prevented flights fr...
December 30, 2022
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For the first time in three years, Japan is now experiencing flu season nationwide.
Japan has entered the influenza season nationwide, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wedne...
December 30, 2022
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Japan seeks to decide by end of March on whether to lower COVID classification
The government will seek to decide by the end of March whether to lower the official classification ...
December 29, 2022
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Some Chinese firms prioritize hiring people who have had COVID-19
BEIJING — As an increasingly serious labor shortage has been hitting China due to a massive surge in...
December 29, 2022
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Govt to conduct COVID-19 tests on all arrivals from mainland China
The government has decided to test all those arriving in Japan from mainland China who intend to ent...
December 27, 2022
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Dual coronavirus, influenza testing kit now available
An antigen test kit capable of testing for both the novel coronavirus and influenza simultaneously s...
December 26, 2022
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Tokyo medical system alert to highest level
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its alert for medical preparedness to...
December 24, 2022
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Omicron, seasonal flu have similar mortality rates among people 80 or older, Japan health ministry finds
The mortality rate for the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus among people aged 80 and over is...
December 23, 2022
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Tokyo logs 18,820 COVID cases
Another 18,820 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Tokyo on Thursday, the Tokyo metr...
December 22, 2022
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New positive COVID cases exceed 200,000 in Japan
More than 200,000 people newly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Japan on Wednesday, the ...
December 21, 2022
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