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Japan scraps Covid border controls in hopes of reviving tourism boom
Kyodo News, Published on 11/10/2022
» Japan removed on Tuesday its cap on daily arrivals and its ban on individual, non-prearranged trips as it seeks to revive the country's struggling inbound tourism sector by easing its Covid-19 border controls.
Japan to get 150m Novavax shots from early 2022
Kyodo News, Published on 07/09/2021
» Japan will receive 150 million doses of US pharmaceutical giant Novavax Inc's Covid-19 vaccine from as early as the beginning of 2022, the health ministry said Tuesday.
Tokyo logs record 5,042 Covid cases
Kyodo News, Published on 05/08/2021
» Daily coronavirus cases confirmed in Tokyo reached a record 5,042 on Thursday, topping the 5,000 mark for the first time, the metropolitan government said, as a resurgence of the virus places a strain on the medical system in Japan.
Tokyo to be under state of emergency during Olympics
Kyodo News, Published on 08/07/2021
» Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government decided Thursday to place Tokyo under a fresh Covid-19 state of emergency for the duration of the Olympics in an effort to curb a recent surge in infections.
Olympic spectator cap set at 10,000 per venue
Kyodo News, Published on 21/06/2021
» Tokyo Olympic organisers said Monday they will allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each venue, provided the number does not exceed 50% of its capacity, amid persistent concern about the spread of the coronavirus.
Myanmar court allows Suu Kyi's 2-week detention as military beds in
Kyodo News, Published on 03/02/2021
» A Myanmar court has granted a police request to detain ousted leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi until Feb 15 for illegally importing and using communications equipment, members of her National League for Democracy said Wednesday.
Indonesia extends border closure, approves vaccine use
Kyodo News, Published on 11/01/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday extended the closure of its borders to foreigners for another two weeks until Jan. 28 over coronavirus fears, while its drug monitoring agency approved the emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine across the vast archipelago.
Japan looking at declaring another state of emergency
Kyodo News, Published on 02/01/2021
» TOKYO: The government will consider whether to declare another state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, a minister said Saturday, following a request from the governors of Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures where a resurgence of infections has strained the medical system.
Japan to halt new entry from around world amid new virus variant
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2020
» Japan will suspend new entry into the country of nonresident foreign nationals from around the world from Monday through late January as a precautionary step against the new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant, the government said Saturday.
Abe lifts emergency in Osaka, nearby areas
Kyodo News, Published on 21/05/2020
» TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday lifted the state of emergency in the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, as the spread of the novel coronavirus has slowed enough to justify the gradual easing of curbs on economic activity.