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JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021

Japan to loosen quarantine rules for fully vaccinated arrivals from October

The self-isolation period will be reduced to 10 days and can be observed at home, although a positive test on the 10th day would extend the quarantine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 17, 2021

Japan plans to roll out booster shots by the end of the year

Japan could soon start giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to people who are at least eight months removed from their second doses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2021

Japan's exports growth cools as COVID-19 hits supply chains

'Exports have been driving the economy. The recovery scenario for Japan's economy may become shaky if they won't grow.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2021

Japan's virus wave shows just how far digitalization of schools still has to go

Japanese schools have long relied on conventional teaching methods, and an abrupt shift to remote learning has revealed how many are still wedded to them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2021

Return to normal? Japan study suggests adjusting expectations as delta spreads

According to a recent study, people may need to adjust their expectations on what 'normal' looks like due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2021

Japan outlines preliminary COVID-19 exit strategy

Attempts to discourage even vaccinated people from traveling, dining out or attending large-scale events could end as early as October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2021

Japan confirms first cases of mu coronavirus variant

The variant's transmissibility and vaccine resistance remains unclear, but the WHO warned that it “has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2021

Moderna to recall COVID-19 doses in Japan over stainless steel contaminants

The health ministry said particles of stainless steel were found in suspended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but it did not expect they would pose an additional health risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2021

Youth clobbered, elderly spared in Japan’s worst-ever COVID-19 wave

The makeup of serious patients is now mostly those in middle age and younger — very different from the January spike, which saw very few serious cases in their 20s and 30s.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 30, 2021

Foreign substances in Japan's Moderna shots: Here's what you need to know

Other possibly contaminated batches have been reported in recent days, but experts say health risks are low.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021

Foreign substance detected in Moderna vaccine in Japan may be metal

Experts have dismissed concerns over significant health problems, saying that the foreign material would be dealt with by the body if it was somehow able to enter.

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