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April 26, 2024
 

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The data related to the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan is not standardardized.

Links in the left column are to pages on prefectural websites, and on those pages (all in Japanese0, you'll find detailed information about COVID-19 casest, or not. It depends on the prefecture.

Pages linked in the right column generally include prefectural hotlines and FAQs. Some prefectures offer info and consultations in languages other than Japanese.

Prefecture Guidance info
Aichi  Japanese
Akita  Japanese | Other languages
Aomori  Japanese | Other languages
Chiba  Japanese | Other languages
Ehime  Japanese
Fukui  Japanese
Fukuoka  Japanese | Other languages
Fukushima  Japanese | Other languages
Gifu  Japanese
Gunma  Japanese
Hiroshima  Japanese | Other languages
Hokkaido  Japanese | Other languages
Hyogo  Japanese
Ibaraki  Japanese
Ishikawa  Japanese
Iwate  Japanese
Kagawa  Japanese
Kagoshima  Japanese | Other languages
Kanagawa  Japanese
Kochi  Japanese | Other languages
Kumamoto  Japanese
Kyoto  Japanese
Mie  Japanese
Miyagi  Japanese | Other languages
Miyazaki  Japanese | Other languages
Nagano  Japanese
Nagasaki  Japanese | Other languages
Nara  Japanese | Other languages
Nigata  Japanese
Oita  Japanese | Other languages
Okayama  Japanese
Okinawa  Japanese | Other languages
Osaka  Japanese | Other languages
Saga  Japanese | Other languages
Saitama  Japanese
Shiga  Japanese | Other languages
Shimane  Japanese | Other languages
Shizuoka  Japanese
Tochigi  Japanese | Other languages
Tokushima  Japanese
Tokyo  Japanese | Other languages
Tottori  Japanese
Toyama  Japanese
Wakayama  Japanese
Yamagata  Japanese
Yamaguchi  Japanese | Other languages
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Podcast

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Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
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