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As many people hope to see Covid-19 numbers dwindle in Tokyo, especially throughout Japan and as travelers are hoping Japan opens to the public instead of just tour groups, the numbers are not looking good. Japan confirmed 47,977 new novel coronavirus infections due to the Read More …
Many are still waiting for good news that travel will be opening in Japan for everyone, not just tour groups. And while things were looking good from May 29th through June 20th and that things were heading to the right direction, unfortunately numbers have started Read More …
Hello everyone, We will be taking a brief moratorium on reporting celebrity COVID-19 cases. As you probably have seen, there are way too many celebrities testing positive for COVID and most of the entertainment news these past two weeks are about celebrities who have tested Read More …
It was revealed on November 30th that a person infected with the novel coronavirus omicron strain was confirmed for the first time in Japan according to a government official. The infection was discovered at the entry of a man in his 30s who arrived at Read More …
Tokyo has confirmed 950 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, a 225+ increase since last week (exceeding last Saturday’s 716). With the Tokyo Olympics 13 days away, many hope that the fourth State of Emergency which begins on Monday will help decrease the spike of infections. The Read More …
Governor Suzuki Eikei of Mie Prefecture revealed at a press conference that stones were thrown to the homes of those who were infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and graffiti was painted on the walls of their home. Suzuki said, “It’s meaningless to hurt each Read More …