#covid19injapan — Public Fediverse posts

King Bai takes a cynical view of pandemic paranoia, media manipulation and internet fame in “#Viral.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/27/film/viral/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #covid19injapan #covid19

As prices keep rising, 98% of struggling families with children in Japan said they have been suffering economic hardship since the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by nonprofit organization Kidsdoor shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/society/hardship-families-pandemic-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #covid19injapan #poverty #children #surveys #christmas #newyear

For many athletes competing at the world championships in Tokyo this week who also competed at the COVID-hit Summer Games, the experience has been like night and day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/tokyo-world-athletics-covid-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #covid19 #covid19injapan #2020tokyoolympics

Kosai Sekine’s pandemic-centric docudrama traces the crisis Japan faced at sea before lockdowns and masks became the norm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/19/film/frontline-yokohama-bay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #kosaisekine #covid19 #covid19injapan #shunoguri #torimatsuzaka

With no script or crew, the animator created "Jinsei," a bold debut inspired by cinematic classics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/05/16/film/ryuya-suzuki-jinsei-animation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #ryuyasuzuki #covid19injapan #japanesefilm

Japan has set up a new organization — the Japan Institute for Health Security, formed through the merger of two existing institutions — to bolster its preparedness for future outbreaks of infectious diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/08/japan/science-health/pandemic-institute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines #vaccinations #nationalhealthcare #japaninstituteforhealthsecurity #medicine

NHK's “After the Quake” brings Haruki Murakami’s work to television for the first time to examine the ripple effects of past major disasters across Japanese society. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/04/03/tv-streaming/after-the-quake-haruki-murakami/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #harukimurakami #afterthequake #311 #greateastjapanearthquake #earthquakes #greathanshinearthquake #covid19injapan

The Japan Institute for Health Security, modeled on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been launched to prepare for future infectious disease crises. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/01/japan/institute-pandemic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #vaccinations #covid19injapan #stateofemergency #health

The Japanese passport is one of the strongest in the world, but only around 17% of the population holds one, considerably low compared to many Western countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/society/japan-passport-holders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #passports #travel #yen #covid19injapan #foreignministry #surveys

Domestic shipments of paper and paperboard in 2024 dropped 2.9% from the previous year to 19.91 million tons, the lowest in 39 years, the Japan Paper Association said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/paper-shipments-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shipping #newspapers #depopulation #covid19injapan

Currently, there are about 1,000 Domino's Pizza outlets in Japan, operated by Domino's Pizza Japan. Most of the outlets to be closed were opened in response to a surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/09/companies/dominos-pizza-store-closures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #domino039spizza #food #restaurant #delivery #covid19injapan

People laid flowers Monday at Yokohama Port in Kanagawa Prefecture to pray for those who died after contracting COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which arrived at the port five years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/03/japan/covid-diamond-princess-5-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #covid19 #covid19injapan #yokohama #cruiseships #diamondprincess

Yoshiyuki Kishi’s "Sunset Sunrise" offers a deliciously uplifting story about a tight-knit community impacted by disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/01/21/film/sunset-sunrise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #maoinoue #masakisuda #covid19 #covid19injapan #japanesefilm

As Japan marks the fifth anniversary of the confirmation of its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, people in the country are still being urged to exercise caution about the novel coronavirus disease. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/covid-five-years-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #covid19 #covid19injapan #health

Meiji Seika Pharma, has filed a lawsuit against Kazuhiro Haraguchi, a Lower House member from the Constitutional Democratic Party, saying his comments on the firm’s new COVID-19 vaccine greatly damaged its reputation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/29/japan/science-health/covid-vaccine-defamation-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #vaccinations #covid19 #meijiseikapharma #replicon #covid19vaccines #covid19injapan #medicine

Employees at large companies in Tokyo are being allowed more flexibility in their working style as the number of people who travel to the office daily to work slipped below 50%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/08/companies/japan-hybrid-work-style/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #workstylereform #surveys #telework #covid19injapan

Japan welcomed a record 3.31 million visitors last month, official data shows, as famous autumn foliage coincided with the weak yen to propel a tourism boom that is pouring money into the nation's coffers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/20/japan/japan-visitors-month-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tourism #yen #japaneseeconomy #tourism #covid19injapan

If Japan faces a significant economic shock in the future, the pace of deterioration in its debt levels could exceed that seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior International Monetary Fund official has warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/24/economy/imf-warning-japan-debt-deterioration/ #business #economy #debt #imf #covid19injapan #gdp #boj #inflation

Government-funded COVID-19 relief loans worth some ¥1.44 billion were extended to welfare recipients, who were not eligible for the lending, the Board of Audit of Japan has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/23/japan/covid-loans-ineligible-borrowers/ #japan #covid19 #covid19injapan #aid #socialwelfare

The new replicon COVID-19 vaccine has sparked extreme anxiety among parts of the Japanese public, but the health ministry and experts say such fears are unwarranted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/07/japan/science-health/replicon-vaccine-fears/ #japan #sciencehealth #vaccines #covid19 #meijiseikapharma #replicon #covid19vaccines #covid19injapan

Routine COVID-19 vaccinations, mainly for people age 65 or older, began in Japan on Tuesday in a program running until March 31 next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/01/japan/science-health/japan-covid-vaccine-elderly/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines #vaccinations #elderly

The use of terminal care and attended deaths at home increased markedly in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/11/japan/society/terminal-care-at-home/ #japan #society #doctors #hospitals #covid19injapan #death

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many weaknesses in Japan’s health care system. It's now time to fix them with a global perspective, says health minister Keizo Takemi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/science-health/health-minister-keizo-takemi-interview/ #japan #sciencehealth #keizotakemi #dementia #aging #pandemic #covid19 #medicine #pharmaceuticals #daiichisankyo #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines

Health Minister Keizo Takemi sat down with the Japan Times to talk about his vision of digitalizing Japan’s health care system, as well as sharing the country’s medical know-how with other Asian nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/science-health/health-minister-keizo-takemi-interview-124346/ #japan #sciencehealth #keizotakemi #dementia #aging #pandemic #covid19 #medicine #pharmaceuticals #daiichisankyo #covid19injapan #covid19vaccines

The average life expectancy for both Japanese men and women rose for the first time in three years in 2023, with men at 81.09 years and women at 87.14 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/26/japan/society/average-life-expectancy/ #japan #society #lifeexpectancy #covid19injapan #health #cancer

Japan is experiencing its 11th wave of COVID-19 infections, with new infections increasing for 10 consecutive weeks, amid the rise of the highly transmissible new KP.3 coronavirus variant more capable of evading immunity from vaccination or natural infection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/24/japan/science-health/covid-19-11th-wave/ #japan #sciencehealth #covid19 #covid19injapan #health

As Paris gets ready to host the Olympics, a reflection on the previous Games, held in Tokyo three years ago, prompts doubts about predictions of a COVID-induced disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/07/22/japan/tokyo-2020-covid-olympics-defense/ #commentary #japan #olympics #sports #2020tokyoolympics #2024parisolympics #2030winterolympics #covid19 #covid19injapan

As Japan's scorching summer ramps up, patients examined for suspected heatstroke have reportedly been diagnosed with COVID-19 instead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/19/japan/science-health/covid-summer-heatstroke/ #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #heatstroke #health #heat #covid19 #covid19injapan #medicine

The Japanese government Tuesday approved an action plan for its responses to new infectious disease outbreaks that was revised based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/03/japan/infectious-diseases-action-plan/ #japan #health #covid19 #covid19injapan #vaccinations

The parliament has enacted a bill to give the central government power to issue necessary instructions to local governments in the event of emergencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/19/japan/politics/emergency-state-power/ #japan #politics #diet #localgovernment #disasterpreparedness #covid19injapan