Japan to launch new body for future pandemics next April
The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. The body, billed as the Japanese version …
The health ministry said Tuesday that it will establish a new expert body in April 2025 to prepare for future infectious disease crises. The body, billed as the Japanese version …
Japan welcomed 2.79 million visitors in February, a record for the month and the most for any month since the COVID-19 pandemic began, boosted by travel during Lunar New Year …
Convenience store sales rose to a record high in 2023 for the second consecutive year, growing 4.1% on the back of the removal of COVID-19 restrictions, a surge in inbound …
The central government on Friday said the average number of influenza patients at thousands of designated medical institutions nationwide had hit warning levels at their fastest pace in 10 years. …
A committee of Japan’s Broadcasting Ethics & Program Improvement Organization (BPO) has concluded that there was a breach of broadcasting ethics in public broadcaster NHK’s “News Watch 9” program. A …
A Japanese-led research team has said it has identified how infections with the coronavirus can cause inflammation in blood vessels and blood clots, resulting in severe COVID-19 cases. In severe …
Concern over COVID-19 infections is being compounded by the earlier-than-usual start to Japan’s flu season, with prefectures and schools grappling with influenza outbreaks as health ministry reports show higher numbers …
The number of new influenza cases reported at designated medical institutions in Japan has surged 57% over the past week, health ministry data has shown, marking an unusual trend for …
A fresh COVID-19 inoculation drive is set to begin across Japan on Wednesday. The vaccine, which will be available to everyone for free, targets XBB.1.5 — a spinoff of the …
A health ministry panel has approved a plan to end a temporary program offering free COVID-19 vaccinations at the end of fiscal 2023, which runs through next March. From fiscal …