National Jun 28, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new infections mark week-on-week rise for 11th day
The capital confirmed 2,514 new infections Tuesday, rising 551 from a week earlier.
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National Jun 27, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Japan rise week-on-week for seventh day
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 2,081, compared with 1,619.6 a week earlier.
National Jun 27, 2022
Despite official nudges, Japanese still not unmasking outside
Amid a brutal heatwave, the government is urging people to shed their masks when outside, but peer pressure still prevails for now.
National Jun 26, 2022
The seven-day average of new daily cases in the capital rose 25.9% to 2,018.
World / Science & Health Jun 26, 2022
More than 3,200 confirmed cases and one death have now been reported to the WHO from more than 50 countries this year.
National Jun 25, 2022
The capital also reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, while the seven-day average of new infections rose 23.3% to 1,963.4.
World | FOCUS Jun 25, 2022
Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access.
A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available in the U.S. without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say.
National | New Normal 2.0 Jun 24, 2022
Japan begins return to business-as-usual at big events — but slowly
by Tomoko Otake
Recent trials of allowing cheering at soccer games are indicative of the approach toward large events in the coming months: a slow, highly cautious return to some aspects of normalcy.
National Jun 24, 2022
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital rose 20.7% to reach 1,895.
National / Science & Health Jun 23, 2022
An education ministry survey showed that children's uncorrected vision got progressively worse as they moved through grades, with the phenomenon especially prominent among girls.
National Jun 23, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,413 new cases, up 600 from week before
The seven-day average of new cases came to 1,811.4, compared with 1,570.6 a week earlier.
National / Science & Health Jun 23, 2022
Japanese panel postpones verdict on Shionogi’s COVID pill until July
by Tomoko Otake
The panel “could not reach a conclusion,” as its members were divided over several points including the efficacy of the drug, according to a health ministry official.