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Japan COVID-19 vaccinations
![Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-165848.jpg)
Japan Downgrades COVID-19 Threat Despite Spike in Deaths
By Thisanka Siripala
The government lowered the legal status of COVID-19 even as it grapples with a deadly outbreak.
![How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-14-123145.jpg)
How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong
By Trevor Incerti and Hikaru Yamagishi
As Japan reopens, a look back at its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning.
![Japan in Turmoil Over Omicron Japan in Turmoil Over Omicron](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-01-27-131029.jpg)
Japan in Turmoil Over Omicron
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan has put two-thirds of the country under quasi-emergency measures as it struggles to curb the latest explosion of COVID-19 infections.
![Kishida’s New Japan in the COVID-19 Era Kishida’s New Japan in the COVID-19 Era](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-13-135013.jpg)
Kishida’s New Japan in the COVID-19 Era
By Thisanka Siripala
The shift to a post-pandemic era is at the center of Kishida’s new economic stimulus package, but the spread of Omicron threatens to derail Japan’s recovery.
![Japan Prepares for Winter Wave of Infections Japan Prepares for Winter Wave of Infections](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-165848.jpg)
Japan Prepares for Winter Wave of Infections
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan's deadly summer peak, which brought the health care system to a standstill, has prompted a new coronavirus policy ahead of winter.
![Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Success Is an Opportunity for Global Leadership Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Success Is an Opportunity for Global Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-13-1.jpg)
Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Success Is an Opportunity for Global Leadership
By James Gannon and Kazuyo Kato
Tokyo is battling a surge in COVID-19 cases, but its initially slow vaccination campaign has surged ahead too.
![Japan to Limit Hospital Care as COVID-19 Cases Hit New High Japan to Limit Hospital Care as COVID-19 Cases Hit New High](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-11-5.jpg)
Japan to Limit Hospital Care as COVID-19 Cases Hit New High
By Mari Yamaguchi
The home isolation policy is meant to ensure that hospital care is available for seriously ill patients.
![Tokyo Sets Another COVID Record Days After Olympics Begin Tokyo Sets Another COVID Record Days After Olympics Begin](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-28-5.jpg)
Tokyo Sets Another COVID Record Days After Olympics Begin
By Mari Yamaguchi
Even as the Games continue, health experts urged Japanese to adopt a “sense of crisis” toward the current outbreak.
![The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-16-12.jpg)
The Political Implications of Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
By Naoko Aoki
The success of Japan’s vaccination campaign could determine whether Prime Minister Suga stays in office beyond this fall.
![Japan Steps Up Its ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ in Southeast Asia Japan Steps Up Its ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ in Southeast Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-17.jpg)
Japan Steps Up Its ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ in Southeast Asia
By Sebastian Strangio
A donation of 1 million jabs to Vietnam could be followed by shipments to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.
![Japanese Corporations Get VIP COVID-19 Vaccine Treatment Ahead of Immunity Passports Japanese Corporations Get VIP COVID-19 Vaccine Treatment Ahead of Immunity Passports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-11-09-7.jpg)
Japanese Corporations Get VIP COVID-19 Vaccine Treatment Ahead of Immunity Passports
By Thisanka Siripala
Despite a lagging vaccination rollout, Japan has set its sights on issuing vaccine passports and ensuring corporations get priority jabs.
![Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Is Quietly Picking Up Steam Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Is Quietly Picking Up Steam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-16-12.jpg)
Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Is Quietly Picking Up Steam
By Thisanka Siripala
Vaccinations for the elderly are in full swing, but the current pace means Japan won’t see a return to normal life until the end of the year.
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