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Japan Reports Record High Serious COVID-19 Cases
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NHK
Japan's health ministry says the number of seriously-ill coronavirus patients across the country hit a new high of 1,413 on Wednesday.
The number of such patients, who are on ventilators or receiving treatment at intensive care units, was up 119 from the previous day.
There were 401 serious...
Japan's health ministry says the number of seriously-ill coronavirus patients across the country hit a new high of 1,413 on Wednesday.
The number of such patients, who are on ventilators or receiving treatment at intensive care units, was up 119 from the previous day.
There were 401 serious...
- May 26, 2021
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Japan's Virus-Hit Prefectures Prepare To Seek Longer State Of Emergency
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JAPAN TIMES
Osaka Prefecture said Tuesday it will ask the central government to extend its COVID-19 state of emergency until around June 20, a move likely to create a ripple effect on eight other prefectures currently under a state of emergency that is set to be lifted Monday.
Prime Minister Yo...
Osaka Prefecture said Tuesday it will ask the central government to extend its COVID-19 state of emergency until around June 20, a move likely to create a ripple effect on eight other prefectures currently under a state of emergency that is set to be lifted Monday.
Prime Minister Yo...
- May 25, 2021
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US Tells Citizens To Avoid Travel To Japan Due To Covid Outbreak
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THE GUARDIAN
Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth wave
The US has urged its citizens to avoid all travel to Japan, where concern is rising over new variants of the coronavirus, but officials insist the move will no...
Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth wave
The US has urged its citizens to avoid all travel to Japan, where concern is rising over new variants of the coronavirus, but officials insist the move will no...
- May 25, 2021
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State Of Emergency Extension Seen As Unavoidable
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NHK
There is a growing view within the Japanese government that the coronavirus state of emergency may need to continue beyond its scheduled end date of May 31 for nine prefectures.
It has been a month since the country's third coronavirus state of emergency was initially declared for Tokyo and...
There is a growing view within the Japanese government that the coronavirus state of emergency may need to continue beyond its scheduled end date of May 31 for nine prefectures.
It has been a month since the country's third coronavirus state of emergency was initially declared for Tokyo and...
- May 25, 2021
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Flaw In Japan Covid Vaccine Booking System Causes Disarray
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THE GUARDIAN
News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rollout
A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine rollout.
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News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rollout
A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine rollout.
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- May 19, 2021
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IOC Chief Says Olympics Will Be Held Safely Despite Japan's Covid Surge
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CNN EDITION
Less than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to ensure the Games take place safely.
Japan is struggling with a renewed outbreak of coronavirus, with only about 1% of the population va...
Less than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to ensure the Games take place safely.
Japan is struggling with a renewed outbreak of coronavirus, with only about 1% of the population va...
- May 19, 2021
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29% Of Quarantining Arrivals In Japan Not Confirming Their Location
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JAPAN TIMES
About 6,600 people, or roughly 29% of the 23,000 travelers self-quarantining on any given day after entering Japan, have not been responding to smartphone app notifications used to confirm their whereabouts, according to health ministry data unveiled Wednesday.
Although authorities ...
About 6,600 people, or roughly 29% of the 23,000 travelers self-quarantining on any given day after entering Japan, have not been responding to smartphone app notifications used to confirm their whereabouts, according to health ministry data unveiled Wednesday.
Although authorities ...
- May 19, 2021
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Gov't Pledges To Fix Embarrassing Vaccine Booking System Flaw
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JAPAN TODAY
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will fix an embarrassing COVID-19 vaccine booking system fault that allowed reservations to be made using nonexistent application numbers.
The announcement came a day after the government started accepting online bookings for elderly people to...
The Japanese government said Tuesday it will fix an embarrassing COVID-19 vaccine booking system fault that allowed reservations to be made using nonexistent application numbers.
The announcement came a day after the government started accepting online bookings for elderly people to...
- May 18, 2021
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Japan Shelves Immigration Bill With Controversial Refugee Changes
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NIKKEI ASIA
Amendment would have sped up deportations of asylum seekers
The Japanese government has shelved a bill that would have changed the country's immigration laws, in response to a parliamentary and public outcry over certain provisions seen as unfriendly toward refugees and asylum seeke...
Amendment would have sped up deportations of asylum seekers
The Japanese government has shelved a bill that would have changed the country's immigration laws, in response to a parliamentary and public outcry over certain provisions seen as unfriendly toward refugees and asylum seeke...
- May 18, 2021
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Hyperdrive Daily: Japan Is Getting Back Into The Driving Seat
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BLOOMBERG
Behind the WheelI’m River Davis, a transport reporter based in Tokyo, and am stepping in this week in place of our usual column from Beijing. A year into the pandemic here, people are itching to get out of their homes, but they’re reluctant to ride the city’s notoriously crowded publi...
Behind the WheelI’m River Davis, a transport reporter based in Tokyo, and am stepping in this week in place of our usual column from Beijing. A year into the pandemic here, people are itching to get out of their homes, but they’re reluctant to ride the city’s notoriously crowded publi...
- May 17, 2021
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