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COVID 19 IN JAPAN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2021
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 17 new cases, fewest since June 2020
Monday's figure was down by 12 from a week before and below 50 for the ninth consecutive day.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Oct 25, 2021
Kodoku: The fine line between solitude and loneliness in Japan
The nation appears to be showing remarkable tolerance toward COVID-induced social isolation, but are people really fine being alone?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 25, 2021
I felt fluish and then … I lost my sense of smell and taste
After catching COVID-19, it wasn't the hotlines or hospitals that helped — it was the kindness of one stranger.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 24, 2021
Families and groups seek seclusion in renovated villas amid pandemic
Remodeled homes and former company dormitories are being to new use as isolated vacation facilities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 24, 2021
Masks, monsters and munchies: Get your spook on this Halloween
Halloween is an annual excuse for people of any age to dress up, decorate and eat way too many treats. Here's how everyone can enjoy this frightfully fun holiday in 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2021
Japan's Pasona to introduce IT talent teleworking from overseas
By 2030, Japan is expected to face a shortage of up to 790,000 IT personnel, according to a 2019 survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2021
Scholars urge Japan to restart issuing visas to foreign students
Academics and professionals warned that Japan's ban on new visas has harmed the reputations of its educational institutions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2021
BOJ discussing phasing out pandemic support as economy reopens, sources say
Ending a pandemic-relief loan program could raise eyebrows among politicians when the government continues to focus on dealing with the hit from the health crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2021
Weak yen morphs into new threat to Japan with surging energy costs
The yen's weakening raises prices of imported products, such as oil, putting Japanese household spending at serious risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2021
Japan visitors down 99.2% in September from 2019 due to border controls
The highest number of international arrivals in September came from China with 4,000, followed by South Korea with 2,200.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2021
New multilingual vaccine sites open to cater to foreign residents in Japan
Interpretation services available in 13 languages are intended to ease access to COVID-19 shots.
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JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 20, 2021
Oral drug molnupiravir seen as 'trump card' in Japan's battle against COVID-19
The treatment developed by Merck could receive fast-track approval by the end of the year, and other oral drugs to fight the coronavirus are not far behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2021
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 41 new coronavirus cases
The daily tally of COVID-19 infections was down by 31 from a week earlier and was the 12th straight day below 100.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2021
Lack of unified vaccination passport and testing threaten Japan's reopening
If botched, the reopening could also prove costly for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who faces an election in under two weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021
New disease command center may come after pandemic, Kishida says
The idea was not on a list of key LDP policies announced ahead of the Oct. 31 election, but at a debate with other party leaders, the prime minister said the idea has not been withdrawn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 18, 2021
Okinawa medical workers push back against unfair COVID-19 bonus system
The prefecture has seen some staff receive more compensation for extra work during the pandemic than others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2021
Restaurants to trial entry with proof of vaccination or COVID-19 test
The government trials will begin Thursday in Kyoto Prefecture, followed by Hokkaido and Fukuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2021
Coupons, hotel vouchers, cars: Japan cities offering incentives for COVID-19 shots
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will offer discount coupons and other goods starting next month to encourage people to get vaccinated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2021
Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya to get vaccination centers offering multilingual services next week
The Immigration Services Agency hopes the centers will help foreign residents who have run up against language barriers get inoculated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2021
Japan to boost hospital capacity to treat more COVID-19 patients
In its virus countermeasures outline, the government said it will prepare the health system so it can endure a wave of infections worse than the fifth one that recently ended.

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