A Japanese man pleaded not guilty Tuesday over trouble stemming from his refusal to wear a face mask aboard a Peach Aviation flight as a measure to prevent COVID-19 infection, an incident that led the plane to make an unscheduled landing. In denying the charge of forcible obstruction of business in the first hearing of
The Tokyo District Court ruled Monday that the metropolitan government’s decision to order the Global-Dining Inc. restaurant chain to reduce its business hours last year due to the coronavirus pandemic was “illegal,” in the first such ruling on COVID-19 measures imposed by the central and local governments. Presiding Judge Norihiro Matsuda said that the order
Japan’s airlines are betting on a travel recovery this summer following pandemic doldrums as many Japanese look to head overseas for the first time in years now that fully vaccinated residents no longer face quarantine curbs on their return. After encouraging demand for flights to Hawaii during the Golden Week holiday period, Japan Airlines Co.
The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Japan totaled 26,469 on Wednesday, down by 19,700 from a week earlier. Across the country, 20 new deaths were reported among infected people, while the number of those with severe symptoms rose by 14 from the previous day to 174. Tokyo reported 2,999 new COVID-19 cases on
Travelers wearing masks crowded train stations and airports across Japan as the Golden Week holiday began Friday without a coronavirus state of emergency being issued for the first time in three years. Transportation reservations have increased sharply compared to a year earlier, although they have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Haneda airport in Tokyo was
Japan should aim to normalize its coronavirus travel controls for foreigners as soon as possible, some members of a government panel said Wednesday, calling for a gradual reopening of its borders for tourists to boost the economy. The government should relax its daily limit on foreign visitors and ease additional immigration procedures needed to enter
Over half of Japan’s population has received their third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 86.9% of those age 65 and above triple vaccinated, government data showed Monday. But vaccination rates among younger people still remain low relative to the general population, with only 30.1% and 33.2% of those in their 20s and 30s, respectively,
Tokyo confirmed 4,936 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, down from 5,220 a week before. The seven-day average of new infections dropped from 6,723.1 to 5,467.1 a week earlier, while no deaths were reported, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The number of severe cases under the metropolitan government’s criteria remained unchanged from Saturday at 14.
Japan confirmed 43,003 new COVID-19 cases Friday, a decrease of some 6,700 from a week before, along with 51 deaths. The number of very ill COVID-19 patients rose by five from Thursday to 207. Tokyo confirmed 5,396 new cases of coronavirus infection Friday, down by 1,372 from a week before. The COVID-19 death toll grew
Tokyo confirmed 3,479 new COVID-19 cases Monday, the metropolitan government said, a decrease of 1,083 from a week before. Three new COVID-19 deaths were reported among those infected in the capital city. The seven-day average of new cases in Tokyo came to 6,568.4, down from 7,596.4 a week before. There were 15 severely ill COVID-19
