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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
Japan’s COVID vaccine orders lacked solid estimate of demand, watchdog says
The health ministry failed to show enough grounds for its decision to procure a total of 882 million vaccine doses for the government-funded vaccination drive, the Board of Audit said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases came to 819.6, compared to 605.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,002 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 812.7, up 42% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo top 1,000
The capital reported 1,001 new infections Tuesday, up by about 120 from a week earlier as the seven-day average came to 722.9, rising from 635.7 a week before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2023
With COVID downgrade, Japan expects an economic windfall
According to one estimate, the negative economic impact of COVID-19 for the rest of this year could be ¥800 billion lower due to its reclassification.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 355 new cases
The figure rose by 85 from a week before, pushing the seven-day average of new cases up to 705.1, compared with 651.6 a week earlier.
BUSINESS / Longform
Mar 27, 2023
Can the return of international cruises bolster Japan’s beleaguered tourism industry?
The industry is struggling to deal with pandemic-induced challenges such as staff shortages and concerned residents near ports.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2023
SDF-run COVID-19 vaccination program ends
The Self-Defense Force has ended its COVID-19 vaccination programs in Tokyo and Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 667 new cases
Three people with COVID-19 were confirmed dead in the capital the same day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while one patient with the virus was in severe condition as of Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 863 new cases
New fatalities totaled five among COVID-19 patients in the capital, while the number of patients with severe symptoms fell by one from Friday to one.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 893 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 642.4, down 7.1% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 373 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 572.4, down 21.4% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 877 new cases
On Monday, Japan reported 2,617 new COVID-19 cases nationwide, down by some 600 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 270 new coronavirus cases
The seven-day average of new cases stood at 651.6, down 12.5% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2023
The cherry blossoms are back, but is Tokyo?
Japan’s famous petals are blooming, and for the first time in four years so are the associated parties. But not everything COVID-19 took away will return.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 549 new cases
Across Japan on Saturday, 33 new deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients, and there were 86 severely ill patients, down by 10 from Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
Japan's school students won't be required to wear masks from April
Students will not be required to wear masks even when singing together, an activity believed to have a relatively high risk of infection, according to new guidelines.
Man arrested after fatal stabbing of woman in Shinjuku Ward
Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police examine the scene where a woman in her 20s was stabbed on Tuesday morning in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Oto, Japan’s oldest lion, dies at 25 — equivalent to 100 human years
Oto, Japan's oldest lion, died Monday at Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture.
BRICS' climate leadership aims hang on healing deep divides
A heron flies over the bustling Ver-o-Peso market, in Belem, Para state, Brazil, near the site of the COP30 Summit, which will be held in November.
Former Philippine President Duterte arrested over crimes against humanity
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a gathering with the Philippine community in Hong Kong on March 9.
China deploys food as a high-impact, low-cost weapon in tariff fight
Boxes of imported pork from the U.S. at a cold storage warehouse in Shanghai
14 years after 3/11 disasters, Fukushima vies to become a startup hub
Aizawa Concrete employees work in the Namie factory in Fukushima Prefecture in January.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.
Eternal debate over surname law comes to fore again
Members of a Liberal Democratic Party panel discuss proposals about allowing spouses to retain their respective surnames, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Poland’s role in Ukraine war offers lessons for Japan, top envoy says
People rest inside the sports hall of an elementary school that was transformed into temporary accommodations for people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Przemysl, Poland, in March 2022. Geography and geopolitical interests mean that Japan could find itself assuming a supporting role similar to Poland's should China ever attack Taiwan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
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