Sources: The Japan Times
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 269 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 2022-02-17
Japan reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 49,854 new COVID-19 cases. 2022-01-21
The Japanese government announces that it will place Tokyo and 12 other prefectures under a quasi-state of emergency from January 21 to February 13 amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases due to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with the country reporting a record for the second consecutive day of 41,487 new cases of COVID-19. 2022-01-19
Japan reports a record 20,365 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including 5,773 new cases in Tokyo. It is also the first time that the country has reported more than 20,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2021-08-13
Japan reports a record 15,263 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, including a record 5,042 cases in Tokyo, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 987,163. 2021-08-5
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
Japan extends the state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto until May 31. It also declares a state of emergency for Aichi and Fukuoka Prefectures. 2021-05-7
Japan bans the entry of non-Japanese citizens from the United Kingdom beginning tomorrow, following the emergence of a more infectious strain of SARS-CoV-2. 2020-12-23