Sources: Kyodo News
Japan begins administering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for medical staff and care workers for the elderly. 2022-07-23
Japan reports a record 23,917 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, with new records also being reported in 27 prefectures. 2021-08-18
The Japanese government announces that it will lift the state of emergency in Gunma, Ishikawa, and Kumamoto prefectures on June 14 due to a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. 2021-06-10
The U.S. State Department tells Americans not to travel to Japan due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases there. 2021-05-24
Japanese health authorities reports its first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a traveler aged 60s from the Philippines. The variant is different from the Brazil, South African, and UK variants. 2021-03-12
Japan's GDP contracts 4.8% in 2020, which is the first annual economic contraction since 2009 due to the impact of the pandemic. 2021-02-15
Japan reports a record 4,915 new cases in the past 24 hours. In addition, a record 76 deaths are also reported in the past 24 hours. 2021-01-5
Kioxia, the Japanese computer memory manufacturer spun off from Toshiba, postpones its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, citing the volatility of the semiconductor industry caused by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. Its initial public offering, which would have launched on October 6, was projected to be Japan's largest for this year. 2020-09-28
Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April. 2020-07-22