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Japan to toughen COVID-19 rules in 3 prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that COVID-19 restrictions in the prefectures of Hiroshima, Yamaguchi and Okinawa will be tightened from January 9.
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Japan to consider fast-track COVID-19 booster campaign: PM Kishida
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan will consider accelerating the COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign for all its citizens so that they can feel safe, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday.
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China's COVID-19 policy keeps Japanese families apart ahead of the Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 27 (ANI): China's COVID-19 policy ahead of the scheduled Beijing Winter Olympics in February next year has kept the Japanese families apart.
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Over 100 million Japanese get at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 million Japanese have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with vaccination thus reaching 79% of approximately 126 million Japanese, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing Wednesday's data from the government website.
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Japan reports first Japanese to be infected with COVID Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] December 7 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of a Japanese national infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, marking the third case in the country on Monday, reported Kyodo News.
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Japan restricts entry from three more African countries over Omicron varia
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has decided to impose restrictions on travel from Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia over the concern about the Omicron coronavirus strain, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday.
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Japan to start administering COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A panel of the Japanese health ministry on Monday approved administering booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine from December 1 in the country.
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Japan to reduce interval between 2nd, 3rd doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 6 m
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government intends to shorten the minimum interval between administering the second and the third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to six months, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Monday, citing sources.
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Japan mulls expanding scale of free COVID-19 testing among population
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan is considering making coronavirus testing free for more people, including those with no apparent symptoms of the disease, in a fresh effort by the government to better prepare for a new possible COVID-19 wave, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yosh
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Japan registers zero deaths linked to COVID-19 first time since August 202
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan registered no coronavirus-related deaths in a day for the first time since August 2020, according to statistics from 47 prefectures of the country, published by NHK broadcaster on Sunday.
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Japan lifts COVID-19 restrictions in bars, restaurants
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese prefectures that were under an emergency regime or enhanced coronavirus measures, including Tokyo and Osaka, are suspending on Monday the restrictions on the operation of restaurants and bars as the number of COVID-19 cases has been in decrea
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Japan pledges to donate more COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday announced to donate more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as a part of Tokyo's free vaccine aid initiative for the Southeast Asian countries.
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