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The COVID-19 vaccination in Japan began on 17 February 2021, more than a month after the first anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic in the country was commemorated. As of 22 October 2021, about 96.4 million people in Japan received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine , while about 86.9 million were fully vaccinated.
On 12 March, Japan reported 4 deaths from COVID-19. [ 59 ] On 13 March, Saga Prefecture confirmed its first case of COVID-19. [ 60 ] Nagasaki Prefecture reported its first case on 14 March, [ 61 ] followed by Ibaraki Prefecture [ 62 ] and Kagawa Prefecture [ 63 ] on 17 March, and Fukui Prefecture on 18 March.
On 28 January 2021, the European Union has reinstated a travel ban from Japan due to an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. Hence, Japan is no longer a part of the EU's safe countries list. [101] The following countries are listed as safe countries amidst the pandemic – Australia, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand and Thailand.
Japan ended some of the world's strictest COVID-19 border restrictions a year ago when it resumed visa-free travel for many countries, and went on to scrap all remaining controls in May ...
China is the main outlier in terms of Covid travel rules. While Chinese citizens can now travel abroad, international tourists are still not admitted. Anyone travelling for work or to visit family ...
Inbound visitors rose to 2.07 million in June, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) said on Wednesday, clearing the 2 million mark for the first time since February 2020.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government COVID-19 Countermeasures Site is a website published by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the spread of COVID-19 infection in Tokyo. Developed by Code for Japan, a general incorporated association, commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Since its release on March 3, 2020, it has exceeded 1 ...
Japan has so far approved Pfizer–BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford–AstraZeneca for use. In April 2024, data from the government shows that 79.5% of people have had their second dose, while 80.4% have received first shot. [7] Today, 79 percent of Japanese people have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine; 67 percent have received a third ...