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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2022
Despite unclear effectiveness, kanpō in short supply amid COVID wave
The widespread use and availability of kanpu014d in Japan has given some people hope that it may work as a viable treatment for the viral disease.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 17,687 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,802.9, compared to 12,136.9 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 18,812 new cases, up by nearly 4,000 from last week
The number of COVID-19 patients with serious symptoms under Tokyo's standards stood at 23, an increase of one from Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
Japan to restart travel discount program on Jan. 10 after year-end break
Under the revamped program, the maximum discount to be awarded to a tourist per night will be lowered to u00a57,000 from the current u00a511,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo cases up more than 4,000 from one week ago
The capital confirmed 19,800 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, with the seven-day average coming to 13,738.7.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2022
Shionogi says Japan government to buy 1 million more COVID pill doses
The added supply agreement comes at a time when Japan is dealing with an eighth wave of COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
Lingering COVID risk shifts Japan's end-of-year party culture
A recent survey found that 70% of respondents considered year-end parties unnecessary, and many that are happening are being held on a smaller scale.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 7,044 new cases
Twelve new deaths were found among people with the coronavirus in the capital, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2022
Izakaya pubs see spike in bookings for year-end parties
The situation for the 'izakaya' industry has improved drastically from the past two years, when such pubs were deserted amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 12,163 new cases
On Saturday, Japan confirmed 136,249 new cases, up by about 26,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 14,558 new cases, up 1,200 from last week
The number of severely ill coronavirus patients under Tokyo's criteria stood at 15, unchanged from Friday, while 17 new deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 13,556 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new infection cases stood at 12,467.1 in Tokyo, up 6% week on week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 14,104 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 12,136.9, about the same level as the previous week's 12,004.4.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022
Japan’s smaller contraction masks extent of underlying weakness
Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.8% in the three months to the end of September from the previous period, revised figures from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo records 14,946 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new infection cases stands at 11,883.3 in Tokyo, up 7.6% week on week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,501 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,805.6, compared with 10,827.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,388 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 11,688.3, compared with 10,552.4 a week earlier.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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