Japan prepares booster shots amid worries over waning vaccine efficacy
Preparations have begun to administer additional shots to health care workers and older people, but debate still swirls around how extra doses should be given and when.
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo posts 531 new cases, continuing downward trend
The daily figure in the capital marked the 32nd straight day of week-on-week decline.
Japan to donate 30 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses
The pledge, made at a virtual summit on the pandemic hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden, brings Japan's total commitments to 60 million doses.
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 537 new cases, down from 1,052 a week before
The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo though Wednesday came to 590.3, compared with 1,132 a week before.
J. League eyes additional fans with COVID vaccine or test proof
The Levain Cup final on Oct. 30 at Saitama Stadium and other fixtures are being viewed as stages to test the new arrangement.
Japan eyes at least partly lifting of COVID-19 emergency at end of month
The central government is leaning toward reducing or removing measures for 19 prefectures, including Tokyo, at the end of the month as scheduled.
Japan's land prices fell for second straight year amid pandemic
In total, 38 prefectures saw residential land prices fall, compared with 42 the previous year.
COVID-19's classification in Japan is limiting treatment. Now doctors want it changed.
COVID-19's status in Japan as a new influenza infection puts a heavy burden on public health centers and restricts when and where patients can receive medical care.
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs under 300 new daily cases for first time in three months
Japan's government is looking to end the current state of emergency as scheduled on Sept. 30.
Medical personnel will start getting their third shots within this year, as they were the first to be vaccinated in Japan.
COVID-19 vaccine efficacy lower for older people, smokers and drinkers
Median levels of antibody titer in people in their 60s and 70s and men in their 50s were only about half of those for people in their 20s.
Haruhiko Kuroda's monetary experiment set to continue beyond BOJ tenure record
Reaching the landmark as longest-running governor will be testament to Kuroda's ability to keep political and market pressure at bay despite having failed to spark inflation.
