Sources: Nippon.com
Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, the Philippines, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK, and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant. 2021-11-26
Japan reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 15,753 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2021-08-7
Japan begins a vaccination campaign against COVID-19 beginning with 40,000 health workers. 2021-02-17
The number of recovered COVID-19 patients in Indonesia surpasses one million. 2021-02-12
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
The number of new confirmed cases in Japan surges to a record high of 1,651 cases in the last 24 hours as Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned of more stringent measures if the number of cases continues to rise. 2020-11-12
Fifty crew members on the cruise ship "Costa Atlantica" test positive for COVID-19 after it docks in Nagasaki, Japan. 2020-04-23
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