Wakayama requests quasi Covid-19 status: Tokyo new high Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Since the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis emerged in Japan in early 2020, the prefecture of Wakayama rarely witnessed a major problem. However, the highly infectious nature of the Omicron variant means that Wakayama is requesting to be put under the…
Japan and the majority of prefectures covered by quasi Covid measures Kanako Mita and Sawako Utsumi Modern Tokyo Times The quasi-State of Emergency in Japan concerning the coronavirus (Covid-19) will be expanded to cover the majority of prefectures on Thursday. Hence, 34 of 47 prefectures will be covered by the quasi-State of Emergency in Japan…
Japan Covid-19 infections reach a daily high of 46,200 Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times A limited State of Emergency in Japan looks set to cover the regions of Hyogo, Kyoto, and Osaka. This concerns the increasing numbers of daily infections of coronavirus (Covid-19) since the New Year period. Yoshimura Hirofumi, the Governor…
Tokyo reports 401 new Covid-19 infections from limited tests: Surreal feel Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Another 401 new infections of coronavirus (Covid-19) were announced in Tokyo. More worryingly, these 401 new infections came from only 1456 people being tested. Therefore, the ratio is rather high once more. Bizarrely, despite the…
Tokyo Covid-19 serious cases reach the highest level since May Sawako Utsumi and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Tokyo is gathering in pace again. Hence, in the last four days over 300 new infections have been reported each day. Worryingly, the flu season will soon begin in Japan and the…
Lowest Covid-19 daily infection numbers in Tokyo for 2 months Kanako Mita and Noriko Watanabe Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Tokyo began properly in March despite the first known case being the middle of January. Since then, it appeared that Tokyo – and Japan in general – had overcome the crisis by…
Increasing serious Covid-19 cases in Osaka and Tokyo Kanako Mita and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The number of serious coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Osaka and Tokyo are on the rise once more. Hence, the local governments of Osaka and Tokyo need to step up the protection of the most vulnerable. In truth, the…
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