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Japan steps up anti-COVID measures amid record rise in cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has extended anti-COVID measures from Thursday to another 18 prefectures, which have seen a record increase in new infections in recent days.
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Japan to toughen COVID-19 rules in 3 prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 5 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 registers zero deaths linked to COVID-19 first time since August 202
Updated : 4 years, 7 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 to end COVID-19 emergency measures nationwide this week: Suga
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government will end this week the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 prefectures as well as the quasi-state of emergency in other areas, as the number of infections declined steadily, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesda
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Japan may lift state of emergency by end of September: Health Minister
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government believes it is possible to lift the state of emergency in many of the prefectures where it is currently in effect because of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Tamura Norihisa said on Sunday.
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Japan eyes extension of COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo, other prefec
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] September 7 (ANI): The Japanese government is eying to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency in the capital city along with some other prefectures as the increasing cases of the deadly pandemic are putting strain on the health system of the country.
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Japan to extend COVID-19 state of emergency in 5 prefectures, 3 more added
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese government will prolong the state of emergency in Tokyo and five more prefectures, expanding it to cover three more prefectures, in a bid to halt a recent flare-up in COVID-19 cases, the Asahi newspaper reported on Monday.
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Japan orders evacuation of 3,00,000 people over Lupit typhoon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has ordered the evacuation of some 3,00,200 people from the prefectures of Hiroshima, Shimane and Ehime over the Lupit typhoon, media reported on Monday.
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Japan declares state of emergency till August 31 to prevent spread of COVI
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 31 (ANI): Japan on Saturday declared a state of emergency to Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Okinawa Prefectures and applied priority measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Hyogo, and Fukuoka Prefectures till August 31.
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Japan expands state of emergency from Tokyo to other prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government declared Friday to expand the COVID-19 state of emergency to Chiba, Kanagawa and Saitama, as well as the western prefecture of Osaka, after the country confirmed over 10,000 cases for the first time on Thursday.
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Heavy rainfall alert in 3 Kyushu prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyushu [Japan] July 10 (ANI): The administration has urged 1,20,000 households in three prefectures of Japan to immediately ensure protection following heavy rainfall alerts in the region.
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