Japan is one of the countries with at least a million COVID-19 cases, as well as the only country in East Asia with at least a million COVID-19 cases. At the beginning of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there were nearly 860,000 … See more

The medical task-force advising the government, known as the Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting, has adopted a three-pronged strategy to contain and mitigate COVID-19 … See more

Abe said that "the new coronavirus is having a major impact on tourism, the economy and our society as a whole", throwing Japan into … See more

Case fatality rate
The trend of case fatality rate for COVID-19 from 16 January, the day first case in the country was recorded. See more

Phase 1: Containment
The initial response of the Japanese government to the COVID-19 outbreak was a policy of containment that focused on the repatriation of … See more

The following are examples of the spread of infections for six of the eight regions in Japan.
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Wild type SARS-CoV-2 was the virus that first arrived in Japan. From February through June 2020, B.1.1 was the main variant found in Japan. From the end of June until mid-February, B.1.1.214 took over. In February and March, R.1 became common, but other … See more