National May 2, 2021
Up to 300 people per day breaking self-quarantine pledge in Japan
Around 200 to 300 people every day could not be confirmed to be in their pledged quarantine locations, with 30% of those people found to be in other locations.
National Apr 30, 2021
Japan says Olympics must not burden regional medical systems
The games will be held in a manner that makes everyone feel safe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters.
National / Science & Health Apr 20, 2021
The system is believed to be almost as accurate as current polymerase chain reaction tests, which take at least an hour to produce results.
World / Science & Health Apr 15, 2021
Rapid tests for COVID-19 are missing early infections, expert warns
by Tim Loh
The shortcoming could undermine efforts to use these fast and cheap tests to determine if someone can safely enter a place where people are congregating.
National / Science & Health Apr 12, 2021
Low-cost coronavirus tests spreading in Japan in bid to boost travel
An increasing number of companies in Japan are providing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the novel coronavirus at low cost, an effort to help boost travel demand battered by the pandemic. On Saturday, Kinoshita Group Co., a housing business operator, opened PCR testing centers ...
National Apr 8, 2021
The system can screen up to 2,500 samples per day. The university in Aichi Prefecture said that trials using actual samples have shown that it can produce accurate results.
National Apr 8, 2021
Rapid COVID-19 testing centers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo to open Saturday
The privately operated facilities will conduct antigen tests, which provide results in roughly 15 minutes, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
National Mar 31, 2021
Experts fear the Olympics could trigger a global superspreader event
by Lisa Du and Michelle Fay Cortez
While those involved in the games will be somewhat isolated from the Japanese public, Tokyo has ruled out using two core tenets of containment: quarantines and vaccinations.
National Mar 9, 2021
Vending machines help ease access to COVID-19 tests in Japan
by Hideto Sakai and Rocky Swift
Seven machines, each holding about 60 PCR testing kits have been set up around the greater Tokyo area.
National Mar 3, 2021
Japan adds 13 nations for extra quarantine steps over COVID-19 variants
The new requirement will be added to the current measures of turning in negative testing results within 72 hours of departure and taking a coronavirus test upon arrival.
National | ANALYSIS Mar 2, 2021
Tokyo area nears end of emergency, but virus data has gaps
by Ryusei Takahashi
An unknown number of cases may have gone unreported due to strained resources, bureaucratic missteps and temporary policy changes.
National Feb 25, 2021
Virus concerns loom for Japan with Olympic torch relay a month away
by Ryusei Takahashi
The relay begins March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture and what's normally a time of excitement and hope ahead of an Olympics will instead be held under the shadow of a pandemic.