Sources: Nippon.com
Japan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 beginning with 40,000 health workers. 2021-02-17
The Japanese House of Councillors passes a law that will introduce fines for people and businesses that do not comply with restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 2021-02-3
The government expands the state of emergency to seven prefectures, including Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Kyoto, as the country surpasses 300,000 cases of COVID-19. 2021-01-13
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea tests positive for COVID-19. 2021-01-8
Japan reports a record of more than 2,400 new cases, according to official figures. It comes as many prefectures such as Osaka and Hokkaido report record numbers of new cases, prompting governors across the country to raise the alarm. 2020-11-20
Fifty crew members on the cruise ship "Costa Atlantica" test positive for COVID-19 after it docks in Nagasaki, Japan. 2020-04-23
Brazil becomes the first country in the Southern Hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, as the death toll rises to 1,068 and 19,789 total cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. 2020-04-11
The President of the Japan Football Association and deputy Olympic Committee chief Kozo Tashima tests positive for COVID-19. Japan insists the 2020 Summer Olympics will still go ahead as planned. 2020-03-17