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 begins administering booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare workers amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant that has already been detected in the country. 2021-12-1
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the state of emergency that was declared in April will end on September 30, with COVID-19-related restrictions to then be gradually eased. 2021-09-28
Bangladesh receives a shipment of 781,440 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by Japan. 2021-08-21
Tokyo reports a record for the third consecutive day of 3,865 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of new cases across Japan surpasses 10,000 for the first time. 2021-07-29
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
Japan reports 1,731 new confirmed cases, a new record for the third consecutive day, as many prefectures such as Osaka and Chiba report record numbers of daily cases. 2020-11-14
Japan reports its record number of new COVID-19 cases for two consecutive day, with 980 new cases reported. 2020-07-23
Japan reports a record of 795 new COVID-19 cases, surpass the previous single-day high set in April. 2020-07-22