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Meal Slots, No Talking: Japan Companies Face "Unpredictable" Covid Again
Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record wave of COVID-19, disrupting businesses in a country that has until now weathered the pandemic better than most advanced economies.
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Japan To Lift Covid Entry Ban For 106 Countries Including US
Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government said.
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Japan Set To Ease Border Rules For Foreign Students Despite Omicron Surge
Japan is set to loosen border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending infection control measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in several areas, including Tokyo.
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Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month
Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Japan's Record Covid Deaths Spiral In Wave Estimated To Last Till April
Japan set a new record for daily deaths from COVID-19 in a wave of Omicron-fuelled fatalities that a government-affiliated researcher estimated may stretch into April.
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Omicron Community Spread Sparks Fear In Japan Ahead Of New Year Travel
Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year's holidays on Wednesday.
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Japan Approves Moderna Covid Booster Shots Aiming To Increase Coverage
Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc filed for first approval of its shot in the country.
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Japan Sees No Daily Deaths From Covid For 1st Time In 15 Months: Report
Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.
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Japan To Offer Covid Booster Shots To Anyone Fully Vaccinated: Report
Japan's health ministry said it has decided to offer COVID-19 booster shots to anyone who has already received two vaccine doses, news agency Jiji reported on Thursday.
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Japan Extends Covid Emergency Curbs In Tokyo, Other Areas
Japan extended emergency COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.
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Another Moderna Vial With Suspected Foreign Substance Found In Japan
Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has put the rest of the lot on hold.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan Government Starts To "Name And Shame" Quarantine Rule-Breakers
Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people who broke quarantine rules after returning from overseas.
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Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Vaccines To Taiwan
Tokyo is donating more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, Japan's foreign minister announced Friday, as Taipei struggles to secure jabs, accusing China of interference.
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Meal Slots, No Talking: Japan Companies Face "Unpredictable" Covid Again
Japanese companies are temporarily shutting offices or suspending production as they battle a record wave of COVID-19, disrupting businesses in a country that has until now weathered the pandemic better than most advanced economies.
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Japan To Lift Covid Entry Ban For 106 Countries Including US
Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government said.
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Japan Set To Ease Border Rules For Foreign Students Despite Omicron Surge
Japan is set to loosen border controls to allow more people to enter the country, especially students, while extending infection control measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus in several areas, including Tokyo.
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Japan, Hit By Omicron, Set To Extend Covid Curbs After "Deadliest" Month
Japan prepared on Wednesday to extend infection controls in some regions amid high numbers of hospital patients hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
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Japan's Record Covid Deaths Spiral In Wave Estimated To Last Till April
Japan set a new record for daily deaths from COVID-19 in a wave of Omicron-fuelled fatalities that a government-affiliated researcher estimated may stretch into April.
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Omicron Community Spread Sparks Fear In Japan Ahead Of New Year Travel
Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travelers at the start of New Year's holidays on Wednesday.
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Japan Approves Moderna Covid Booster Shots Aiming To Increase Coverage
Japan on Thursday officially approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for its booster programme, while Novavax Inc filed for first approval of its shot in the country.
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Japan Sees No Daily Deaths From Covid For 1st Time In 15 Months: Report
Japan recorded no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in more than a year on Sunday, according to local media.
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Japan To Offer Covid Booster Shots To Anyone Fully Vaccinated: Report
Japan's health ministry said it has decided to offer COVID-19 booster shots to anyone who has already received two vaccine doses, news agency Jiji reported on Thursday.
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Japan Extends Covid Emergency Curbs In Tokyo, Other Areas
Japan extended emergency COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday in Tokyo and other regions until the end of this month to curb infections and prevent hospitals being overwhelmed.
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Another Moderna Vial With Suspected Foreign Substance Found In Japan
Japan's Kanagawa prefecture said it has found another vial of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine suspected of containing a foreign substance and has put the rest of the lot on hold.
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Japan COVID-19 Cases Hit 1 Million Amid Olympics, Infections Spread Beyond Tokyo
Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant.
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Japan Warns Of Unprecedented Covid Spread As Cases Hit Record Amid Tokyo Olympics
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic.
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Japan Government Starts To "Name And Shame" Quarantine Rule-Breakers
Japan has carried out a threat to publicly shame people not complying with coronavirus border control measures, releasing the names of three people who broke quarantine rules after returning from overseas.
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Japan Donates More Than 1 Million AstraZeneca Vaccines To Taiwan
Tokyo is donating more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, Japan's foreign minister announced Friday, as Taipei struggles to secure jabs, accusing China of interference.
