Covid Japan

• Japan’s tough COVID-19 border measures leaves thousands of foreigners in limbo

  Japan has kept its door closed to most foreigners during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in hundreds of thousands denied entry to study, work or see their families.

  World

  Feb 3, 2022
  
• Japan to keep strict border measures until end of February amid Omicron spread

  Japan adopted some of the strictest border controls in the world when the Omicron variant emerged late last year, banning all new entry by non-Japanese people.

  World

  Jan 11, 2022
  
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• Japan to cut quarantine for some travellers from 10 days to 3 as COVID-19 measures ease

  Domestic and foreign business groups in Japan have lobbied the government to ease border restrictions to be more on the same terms as other countries.

  World

  Nov 2, 2021
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• Tokyo Paralympics to be held amid ‘very difficult’ COVID-19 surge, organizers warn

  Organisers said they would implement COVID-19 protocols for the Paralympics, the same "playbook" used during the Olympics which ended earlier this month.

  Sports

  Aug 20, 2021
• Tokyo COVID-19 case count hits new record as infections surge during Olympics

  Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2021
• Japan to only hospitalize seriously ill COVID-19 cases as medical system strains

  The country has seen a sharp increase in coronavirus cases, and has been recording more than 10,000 daily new infections nationwide.

  World

  Aug 3, 2021
• Tokyo governor urges young people to get COVID-19 vaccines as cases surge

  Officials are reminding the Japanese public that mostly unvaccinated younger people are now dominating the new cases, while cases among vaccinated elderly people have dropped.

  World

  Jul 28, 2021
• COVID-19 bubble around Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village is now ‘broken’: expert

  Games officials on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 case among competitors in the athletes' village in Tokyo where 11,000 are expected to stay.

  World

  Jul 20, 2021
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• COVID-19 outbreaks among Olympic teams in Tokyo spark concern as Games near

  Infections have hit at least seven teams arriving in Japan days before the July 23 opening ceremony and after Tokyo reported its highest tally of new COVID-19 cases in months.

  World

  Jul 16, 2021
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• Tokyo reports most COVID-19 cases in 6 months as athletes arrive for Olympics

  Highly contagious virus variants have fueled the latest wave of infections in Tokyo, where the Olympic Games will begin on July 23 and end Aug. 8.

  World

  Jul 14, 2021