Loosened restrictions on local activities will benefit those who have a vaccine certificate or negative PCR test, though the start date is uncertain. Improvements for international...
“This is a race between the spread of the Delta variant and the vaccine rollout”, said Yasutoshi Nishimura, key decision maker in COVID-19 prevention policymaking.
“It’s not because of pride, or because of the economy that we are holding them [the Olympic Games],” said Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. “It’s because of...
For the first time, Prime Minister Suga expressed optimism for beating the progress of COVID-19, and achieving the concrete aim of “vaccinating 1 million people per...
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said the Tokyo Olympics will be “a light at the end of the tunnel.” Will that light ever come...
"There is great apprehension that if we don’t [act now], the increase in infections happening in the large cities could increase around the whole country", said...
As Golden Week holiday approaches and three months before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan is on alert due to a worrisome increase in the number of...
While the number of cases has dropped significantly, Prime Minister Suga emphasized it doesn’t mean the end of COVID-19, or the restrictions needed to contain it.
“I would like each region to do their utmost and take the necessary measures to avoid a renewed spread of infections," said Minister of Health Norihisa...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga explained that “The measures taken until now have been shown to be effective.” He added, “We need to take the extra step...
The production company on the film official page expressed formal apologies for the delay of the release and calling for fans to join them, saying “Let’s...
The new prefectures are Hyogo, Kyoto and Osaka in the Kansai region, Aichi and Gifu in the Chubu region, Tochigi in Kanto and finally Fukuoka in...