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Japan COVID-19
![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 to Ease COVID-19 Border Controls From Sept. 7 Japan to Ease COVID-19 Border Controls From Sept. 7](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-28-193800.jpg)
Japan to Ease COVID-19 Border Controls From Sept. 7
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japan, which has imposed some of the toughest border measures amid the pandemic, continues its gradual reopening even as case counts soar.
![Japan’s Record-Breaking Summer COVID-19 Surge Japan’s Record-Breaking Summer COVID-19 Surge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-165848.jpg)
Japan’s Record-Breaking Summer COVID-19 Surge
By Thisanka Siripala
The government has shifted its focus from prevention to priority treatment for the severely ill amid strains on the healthcare system.
![Japan Eases COVID-19 Border Restrictions Japan Eases COVID-19 Border Restrictions](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-28-193800.jpg)
Japan Eases COVID-19 Border Restrictions
By Thisanka Siripala
The limited reopening of borders is a welcomed relief, but the damage to Japan’s reputation could take years to repair.
![Japan Relaxes COVID-19 Border Controls, But Only Slightly Japan Relaxes COVID-19 Border Controls, But Only Slightly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-28-193800.jpg)
Japan Relaxes COVID-19 Border Controls, But Only Slightly
By Mari Yamaguchi
The cautious easing of restrictions stirred both hope and worry for the roughly half-a-million foreigners locked out of Japan since early 2020.
![Japan’s COVID-19 Surge Spreads at Alarming Speed Japan’s COVID-19 Surge Spreads at Alarming Speed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-15-165848.jpg)
Japan’s COVID-19 Surge Spreads at Alarming Speed
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan is showing signs of a “sixth wave” of coronavirus infections as the highly contagious Omicron variant tears through the community.
![Japan’s New Pandemic Border Restrictions Disappoint Residents Stranded Abroad Japan’s New Pandemic Border Restrictions Disappoint Residents Stranded Abroad](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-25-115537.jpg)
Japan’s New Pandemic Border Restrictions Disappoint Residents Stranded Abroad
By Thisanka Siripala
Many foreign residents have had their hopes to enter Japan dashed as new border controls make little impact.
![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.
![The Challenges Ahead for Japan’s Kishida Government The Challenges Ahead for Japan’s Kishida Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-09-30-1.jpg)
The Challenges Ahead for Japan’s Kishida Government
By Rupakjyoti Borah
Kishida came to power at a fraught time for Japan, both at home and in its foreign relations.
![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.
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