Sources: The Japan Times
Japan reaches 1 million booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. 2022-03-4
Japan surpasses three million COVID-19 cases after a record 104,270 new cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-3
Japan reports a record 32,197 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-18
The United States Armed Forces order all personnel stationed in Japan to wear masks when traveling off-base amid criticism of their handling of the increase in COVID-19 cases in areas where they are based in large numbers, such as Okinawa and Iwakuni. 2022-01-6
Japan officially approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for people over the age of 18 years. This comes after health ministry experts recommended the vaccine yesterday. 2021-12-16
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 receives its first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-04-30
Japan officially lifts the COVID-19 state of emergency in Aichi, Gifu, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka prefectures due to a decrease in the number of cases, while Tokyo and surrounding areas will remain in a state of emergency until at least March 7. 2021-02-28
Japan plans to extend the ongoing state of emergency to locations outside of the Greater Tokyo Area. 2021-01-12
Japan's Health Ministry detects a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 partially similar to those from South Africa and the United Kingdom in four people that travelled from Amazonas in Brazil. 2021-01-10