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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,334 new coronavirus cases
One death was reported among COVID-19 patients in the capital, while the number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria rose by two from the previous day to seven.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023
Annual Tokyo fireworks festival to be held for first time in four years
Around 20,000 fireworks will be set off, with the display expected to attract about 950,000 people, according to the organizer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023
COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 1,490 new cases as rising trend continues
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital came to 1,087.3, compared to 909.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023
Mask use in Japan at 86% despite eased guidelines, AI analysis finds
Revised guidelines that went into effect in March leave it up to individuals to decide on whether to wear a mask.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 458 new cases
The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at three, unchanged from the previous day, while two deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Apr 10, 2023
Already at risk, performing arts in northern Okinawa dealt blow by pandemic
The local culture of the Yanbaru region is rich in variety, ranging from dance and theater to staff fighting and drum dancing, but relies on being handed down from generation to generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,026.9, compared with 849.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,261 new cases
The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at two, down by one from the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,133 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,000.4, up 22.9% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023
COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 1,109 new cases, with trend rising
On Wednesday, the daily number of new cases nationwide came to 9,520, in an increase of about 1,200 from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023
Excess deaths doubled in Japan in 2022 — COVID-19 may be to blame
Despite being less pathogenic than previous coronavirus variants, omicron hit Japan's elderly population particularly hard last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,204 new COVID cases amid uptick
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital stood at 938.7, up 15.5% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,357 new cases
On Monday, a total of 3,110 new cases were confirmed across Japan, up by about 340 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2023
Japan to end COVID-19 border measures on May 8
From April 5, travelers from mainland China will have the option of entering Japan by presenting proof of COVID-19 vaccination, rather than submitting a negative test result.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 420 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 859, up 21.8% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023
Japan firms roll back COVID measures for new recruit welcome events
Businesses are gradually returning to normal after the government revised mask-wearing guidance last month, leaving it up to individuals to decide whether or not to wear masks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 789 new cases
One death linked to COVID-19 was reported, while the number of severe cases in the capital remained unchanged from Saturday at four.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2023
1.5 million people in Japan living as social recluses, many as a result of the pandemic
Some 20% became social recluses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Cabinet Office survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 854 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 814, up 26.7% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
Japan to end negative COVID test requirement for arrivals from China
The new rules will mean travelers from China will no longer have to show proof of a negative test as long as they have had at least three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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