Tokyo and 3 prefectures might be on state of emergency starting Thursday
source: NHK According to Prime Minister Suga, the Japanese Government considers issuing another state of emergency for Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures in order to control growing number of new cases. [...]
Japan Government’s Monetary Assistance for foreign workers affected by COVID
外国人雇用対策 Employment Policy for Foreign Workers Even when the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a decrease in business for companies, foreign workers are not allowed to be treated less favorably than Japanese workers just [...]
Serious coronavirus cases hit record high
On Monday, a new record of number of seriously ill patients in Japan with COVID-19 was reported. The number of seriously ill patients went to 472. According to Health Minister Tamura Norihisa, "The [...]
Latest Japan travel restriction
Entry permission to Japan Foreign travelers included on the 152 countries and regions with existing travel restrictions who plan to visit Japan for short-term stay like recreational activities or tours during this pandemic [...]
Pfizer and BioNTech announces COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rate above 90%
Companies Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday, Novermber 9 a success in their first interim analysis for the COVID-19 vaccine from Phase 3 study. The evidence of the study shows efficacy rate above 90% [...]
Japan to possibly reopen to tourists on 2021 with new entry requirements
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games which were postponed to the summer of 2021, Japan is considering to possibly lift entry ban for foreign tourists this coming Spring 2021. The government [...]
Japan to slowly lift COVID travel restrictions starting October
According to sources Japan will gradually lift travel ban starting October to countries with low number of COVID-19 cases. Priorities will be given to countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam which [...]
Japan has confirmed its additional travel bubble with five Asian countries
As of today, 159 countries and territories were banned from entering Japan since the Coronavirus started to spread in the country. As the time goes by, there are already improvements on the rules [...]
Japan virus case count reached 50,000
Japan's total number of infected cases from the corona virus surpassed 50,000 mark on Aug. 11. The first confirmed COVID-19 case in Japan came on Jan. 16. Japan exceeded 10,000 cases by April [...]
Worldwide Corona update: cases reached 18 million
As each countries corona case progresses, worldwide statistics toll for the virus reached 18 million. 18,240,633 people across the globe had been confirmed to have contracted the virus and total number of deaths [...]
Abe: No need for new emergency declaration over the novel coronavirus cases surge
According to Abe and its government, declaring a call for a new state emergency over the corona virus is not necessary despite the nationwide surge in the number of cases. As Abe told [...]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics new schedule in 2021
Tokyo Olympics organizers announced new dates for next year's event after delays due to Covid-19 Due to unprecedented turn of events since last year, Tokyo Olympics organizers decided to move the event next [...]
Covid-19 Facts: How long can the virus survive on surfaces?
How long can the virus survive on surfaces? According to WHO, there is no confirmed timeline how long a COVID-19 virus survives in surfaces. However, most likely it behaves like other coronaviruses. Studies [...]
Canceled Japanese Festivals and Events due to COVID-19 in 2020
Due to Covid-19 Japanese government canceled numerous events to prevent the virus on spreading across the country. Festival and Area Schedule Event Status Sanja Matsuri in Tokyo Mid-May Postponed to October 16 [...]
Cuba and 17 other countries added to Japan’s entry ban list as a measure for COVID-19
As the Covid-19 infected cases increases, Japan is expanding its entry ban to visitors from 18 countries as part of the safety measures in controlling the Corona Virus. Adding to the list of the [...]
Covid Update: Japan’s 1st Covid-19 Clinical Test to start today, June 30
A clinical test of a potential vaccine for Covid-19 developed by Japanese pharmaceutical startup Anges Inc. will start today June 30 in Japan. According to AnGes, 30 people will be given the vaccine in [...]
Tokyo Disney Resort announces reopening of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea on July 1
Tokyo Disney Resort announces the reopening of the Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea which will be the third and fourth Disney theme parks in the world to reopen, with the official opening date of [...]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in Japan
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is [...]
List of countries that are banned from entering Japan as a measure for COVID-19
Even if Japan has lowered the cases in each day, they are still continuing measures to totally flatten the curve and have Japan a free COVID-19 country in one of the coming days. One [...]
Japan’s PM Abe lifted State of Emergency across Japan
Despite the criticisms the government faced by their initial response of the outbreak, announced last Monday (May 25), Abe lifts nationwide coronavirus state of emergency. The state of emergency was initially announced last April [...]
Covid19: Tokyo has reported 5 new cases
As of Tuesday (May 20, 2021), Tokyo reported 5 new cases of coronavirus, the latest battle contributing to the active cases, still the city remains under a state of emergency. On Thursday, the central [...]
Foreign residents can get ¥100,000 from Japanese government’s for coronavirus support
Last month, the Japanese Government announced that residents in Japan will get their 100,000 yen support for the coronavirus pandemic. And guess what, foreigners who are residents also can get this support. Who is [...]
Japan’s state of emergency extended nationwide
Less than 2 weeks after the Prime Minister Abe declared state of emergency to seven prefectures, he has extended the declaration of state of emergency from seven prefectures to the whole country of Japan [...]
Prime Minister Abe declared state of emergency in Japan due to spread of Coronavirus
Last tuesday, April 07, 2021, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in seven prefectures of Japan including Tokyo and Osaka to fight against the rapid spreading coronavirus outbreak in Japan [...]
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike: Lockdown may be “the only option left” to control the rise of virus cases
Last Wednesday Gov. Yuriko Koike called on Tokyo residents to stay inside, work remotely and avoid non-essential movements this coming weekend to avoid the rise in number of the COVID-19 infections. As of March [...]
Tokyo 2020: Postponed to 2021
Due the Coronavirus pandemic or the COVID-19 pandemic situations in Japan and around the world, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach and the Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan has [...]
