Japanese version The data on this "Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Japan" page is based on original coverage by the Mainichi Shimbun and press releases from the Ministry of Health ...

Japan on May 8 downgraded the severity category of COVID-19 to the same level as seasonal influenza, meaning that individuals and businesses can decide on their own whether to take anti-infection ...

The number of coronavirus infections is on the rise in Japan, prompting experts to encourage preventative measures during the summer holiday season. NHK World visited a clinic in Tokyo's Shinjuku ...

A deadly infection ... Why has Japan seen a rise? According to some experts, the rapid surge in cases is connected to the ...

Japan will toughen its COVID-19 border control measures for travelers from China from Sunday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, in response to a surge of infections. Additional measures will ...

Japan has lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus in 39 out of 47 prefectures, after a sharp fall in new infections. The order still applies in Tokyo, Osaka and on the northern ...

A rise in cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, a severe bacterial infection ... now that Covid-19 is more like a seasonal flu. With the easing of preventive measures by the Japanese ...

The peptide, which is a short chain of amino acids, has shown effectiveness in experiments involving various coronavirus strains attempting to infect human cell lines and hamsters. Researchers ...

Record numbers of coronavirus cases have forced Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide ... the year-end holiday season in a bid to stem infections. "We decided to take the utmost measures to ...

As the world struggles to adjust to a new normal with the novel coronavirus, researchers around the globe are working to end the pandemic. In Japan ... against viral infection in upper respiratory ...

Hundreds of passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus ... division of Japan's Kobe University, described the situation on board as "completely inadequate in terms of infection control".