Japan fears rapid increase in Omicron Covid-19 variant Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is worried about the growing presence of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. This concerns the gradual increase in detected cases. Therefore, with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant in nations including South Africa and the…
Japan to reduce Covid-19 booster waiting time for the most vulnerable Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan is determined to reduce the Covid-19 (coronavirus) booster vaccine timetable to six months from the planned eight months. This notably concerns the most vulnerable groups. Therefore, Japan is requesting more…
Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for booster shots sanctioned in Japan Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan officially sanctioned Moderna Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine to partake in the booster program. Pfizer Inc and BioNTech have already begun the booster program in Japan. Novavax Inc is also hoping for its Covid-19 vaccine shot…
Covid-19 numbers in Japan continue to decline Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The Japan coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis reached new highs throughout the Tokyo Olympic timeframe. Numbers then began to decline before the ending of the Paralympics. Since then, new daily coronavirus cases have tailed off. Yesterday, Japan announced no daily deaths from…
Japan concerned by Vietnam news of new hybrid India and UK Covid-19 variant Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times Japan is concerned by news emanating from Vietnam about a new hybrid variant of the coronavirus (Covid-19). According to the government of Vietnam, this concerns variants that were first acknowledged in India and the…
Japan extends minimal State of Emergency: Osaka crisis and carefree slowness Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the extension of the coronavirus (Covid-19) State of Emergency. Thus the next extension will continue in Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo until the end of May. However, with increasing daily…
Osaka News: Osaka Governor Yoshimura may extend Covid-19 emergency Sawako Uchida and Kanako Mita Modern Tokyo Times Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura of Osaka is considering extending the State of Emergency after the ending date of May 11. This is based on daily infections of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Osaka regularly hitting over 1,000 in the recent period.…
Japan is mulling Covid-19 vaccination travel passports Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese government is mulling the issuing of coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination passports for international travel. Similarly, the European Union (EU) is touting a similar policy and other nations outside of this trade bloc. However, with vaccinations obviously in their infancy…
Pfizer jab in Japan: One in 4,900 with acute allergic reactions after Covid-19 jab Sawako Uchida and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The Health Ministry of Japan will discuss early results concerning the Pfizer vaccine jab. This is based on more cases of anaphylaxis reactions among health care workers being announced. Thus the current rate…
Pfizer jab in Japan: One in 6,000 with acute allergic reaction in early results Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Japan is witnessing a much higher anaphylaxis reaction to the Pfizer vaccine jab than similar reports in America and the United Kingdom. Thus one in six thousand health care workers have reported various…
Japan News: Increasing daily Covid-19 deaths in Japan but a downward infection curve Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times Japan reached a new daily high of 119 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19) yesterday. However, in the last week, a definite downward trend of daily coronavirus infections is happening throughout Japan. Thus, the new high…
Tokyo News: Covid-19 infections signal a downward curve in Tokyo Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times In the last few days, a downward coronavirus (Covid-19) curve is gradually emerging in Tokyo. This is linked to the current State of Emergency that covers Tokyo and other parts of Japan. Therefore, the lowest Saturday figure…
Japan daily Covid-19 cases hit a new high: Daily commute remains busy Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The new daily coronavirus (Covid-19) figure reached a new high of over 2,380 cases in Japan. Thus, with the influenza season and the winter period approaching, it seems that deaths will start to flow in…
Japan to discuss extending the state of emergency: Tokyo infections are falling Kanako Itamae and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The state of emergency is officially scheduled to end on May 6, after the Golden Week period. Thus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold an important meeting about extending the current state of emergency. Signs…
Japan in full State of Emergency and the estranged coronavirus crisis Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The initial state of emergency called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is now being applied to the entire country. At first, it covered only the cities of Osaka and Tokyo along with the prefectures of…
Japan and rising numbers of untraceable coronavirus cases: Lax for over two months Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The people of Japan have been let down by the government and the Tokyo Governor because for two months they put the 2020 Tokyo Olympics first. Thus, rising numbers of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases…
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