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Japan eases Covid-19 rules

Franck Robichon, EPA-EFE
Posted at Mar 13 06:30 PM

Despite Japan's government decision to ease the COVID rules, most of the people are still wearing masks in the streets. Read more »

Japan scraps COVID-19 blanket testing of visitors from China

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 01 10:15 AM

Japan has ended its blanket COVID-19 testing of visitors from mainland China as part of an easing of border controls due to travelers making the journey returning a low rate of positive results since late January. Read more »

Japan requires negative COVID tests for China tourists

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 08 06:52 PM

Japan further tightened border controls for travelers from mainland China on Sunday, requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test amid a surge of cases in the neighboring country. Read more »

Shionogi's oral COVID drug given emergency approval in Japan

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 23 01:35 PM

A panel of the Japanese health ministry granted fast-track approval to Shionogi & Co.'s oral COVID-19 drug on Tuesday. Read more »

Japan to accept int'l cruises after 2-yr ban

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 15 03:26 PM

Japan will allow international cruise ships to dock at its ports, transport minister Tetsuo Saito said Tuesday, lifting a more than two-year ban imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Japan simplifies COVID tracking to focus on elderly, high-risk people

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 26 12:41 PM

Japan began Monday to simplify its coronavirus reporting system by targeting elderly and high-risk people in a bid to reduce the administrative burden on hospitals and local health centers. Read more »

3 Japan-approved drugs effective vs omicron BA.5: study

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 21 03:32 PM

Three anti-coronavirus drugs prescribed in Japan, including molnupiravir, may be effective against the Omicron subvariant BA.5. Read more »

Japan enters 7th coronavirus wave

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 11:02 AM

Japan 'has no doubt entered' a seventh wave of coronavirus infections though there is currently no need for new movement restrictions, the head of a government COVID-19 experts panel told reporters. Read more »

Japan starts visa process for restart of tourism as COVID worries wane

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 10 12:36 PM

Japan is initially limiting eligible tourist arrivals to guided tours from 98 countries deemed as having the lowest risk of COVID-19 infection. Read more »

Japan to lift nonresident foreigner entry ban for 106 nations

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 07 12:22 PM

Japan will lift its entry ban on nonresident foreign nationals from 106 countries as part of procedures to gradually ease COVID restrictions. Read more »

More travel operators plan flights to Bohol, Boracay: DOT

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 12:47 PM

More travel operators are planning charter flights to the Philippines, particularly Bohol and Boracay, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. Read more »

Japan set to remove COVID curbs as new infections ebb

Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 03:04 PM

Japan is set to announce on Wednesday the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant continues to ebb. Read more »

Japan’s daily COVID cases top 13k, 1st time in 4 months

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 13 02:18 AM

Japan's count of reported daily coronavirus cases exceeded 13,000 on Wednesday, as a sixth wave of the pandemic spread throughout the country. Read more »

Japan extends entry ban on non-resident foreigners till end-Feb

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 11 09:55 AM

The Japanese government will further extend an entry ban on non-resident foreigners until the end of February, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. Read more »

Tokyo reports first community spread of omicron

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 24 03:58 PM

The first case of community transmission of the Omicron variant has been reported in Tokyo, the metropolitan government said Friday. Read more »

Japan to allow booster shots 6 months after 2nd dose

Kyodo News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:43 PM

Japan plans to allow booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered as soon as 6 months after an individual has received a second dose. Read more »

No COVID death reported in Japan for 1st time in 15 months

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 08 03:55 PM

apan saw no deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday for the first time in about 15 months amid progress in vaccine rollouts and the spread of medicines. Read more »

Japan to begin COVID booster shots in December

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 12 04:51 PM

Japan is planning to start administering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine in December and that the government will shoulder the costs. Read more »

Japan orders 150 million doses of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 04:50 PM

Japan has agreed to buy 150 million doses of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, with Takeda expecting to manufacture the formula for distribution in 2022. Read more »

Vaccine passports for businesses in Japan mulled

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 07 02:16 PM

Japan is considering wide usage of vaccine passports for commercial purposes as part of efforts to regularize domestic social and economic activities. Read more »