COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken many lives around the world and has had a serious impact on societies and economies. Japan is utilizing an array of knowledge, experience, and technology to carry out suitable countermeasures against this novel disease. At the same time, Japan is mobilizing its resources to make a proactive contribution internationally.
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jibtv
Japan: Moving Forward beyond the Pandemic
Since the onset of COVID-19, Japan has been striving to minimize its impact, resulting in a low number of confirmed cases. The country has been taking measures aiming to balance infection control and economic and social activities.
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KIZUNA
Avoiding the Three Cs: A Key to Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
Japan has been preventing an explosive outbreak of COVID-19 by focusing on avoiding the so-called “Three Cs” (closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings), key findings of its unique approach of tracking back infection routes, while seeking to revive the economy without locking down.
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Bloomberg
Japanese Innovations to Fight Covid-19
Crowded spaces are a challenge amid Covid-19. The virus spreads through close contact. This creates risks in airports, railways, office buildings and other places where people inevitably gather. Now, Japanese technologies are helping to make these spaces safer by keeping people informed and reducing the need for close contact.
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KIZUNA
COVID-19 Testing Robots Protect Healthcare Workers
An automated PCR testing system, based on Japanese robotic technologies, will contribute towards resolving problems hindering healthcare.
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YouTube
Japanese technology leads infectious disease field
Introducing two Japanese cutting-edge technologies to solve substantial problems today. These technologies can help to save life with easy-access way and to prevent spread of disease such as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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We are Tomodachi
The World’s Fastest Computer Leading COVID-19 Research
In June 2020, Japan’s supercomputer Fugaku was certified as the fastest computer in the world. Boasting high levels of performance and versatility, it has already achieved positive results in the fight against COVID-19.
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We are Tomodachi
Spirit of Mutual Support Meets the Global Challenge
The spread of COVID-19 has exhausted supplies of medical-isolation gowns and sanitary ethanol, triggering many Japanese companies to feel a deep-seated desire to help, leading them to take actions to address the shortage. In various forms, their contributions are offering society respite from the suffering caused by the pandemic.
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We are Tomodachi
New Workstyle Blooming in a Nature-rich Town
As people’s lifestyles change due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the town of Shirahama—a famous tourist destination in Wakayama Prefecture—is attracting attention for its innovative approach to work-style reform
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We are Tomodachi
TOKYO 2020: Athletes Bond with Host Towns
While the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 back a year, the challenges posed by the pandemic have strengthened the bonds between athletes from across the globe and their official host towns around Japan
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We are Tomodachi
Establishing Handwashing as the World’s New Normal
Handwashing has gained new appreciation as the first step towards preventing infection. A Japanese manufacturer of cleansers and disinfectants is engaged in sharing the country’s handwashing habits with the world, contributing to the achievement of the SDGs.
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Atlantic
The COVID-19 crisis requires long- and short-term planning.
Solving the epidemic will require more than drugs and vaccines. In Japan, a new supercomputer initiative shows that the scientific and governmental community is united around longer-term goals.
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Atlantic
Resilience is more than recovery.
After a devastating earthquake, the city of Kobe was reconstructed with a single purpose in mind. A quarter of a century later, that mission is coming in handy.
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We are Tomodachi
A Conqueror of AIDS Confident of Curing the Novel Coronavirus
As of mid-May 2020, more than 4.4 million people worldwide have been infected with the novel coronavirus and have come down with COVID-19, over 300,000 of whom have lost their lives. With the race on to develop therapeutics, one scientist is fighting to save lives.
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We are Tomodachi
Japan’s Contribution: Breakthrough in Isolating the Novel Coronavirus
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which originated in China, is spreading across the world. We spoke with Dr. WAKITA Takaji, the director-general of Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), an authority of infectious diseases that was the first to successfully cultivate infectious virus particles for the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Information Related to COVID-19
Current Situation in Japan and Abroad
Border Enforcement Measures
- Border enforcement measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Phased Measures for Resuming Cross-Border Travel / Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate for overseas travel / Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- TeCOT (COVID-19 Testing Center for Overseas Travelers) / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Useful Information
- COVID-19 Multilingual Information / Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 / Office for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control, Cabinet Secretariat
- What are the 3Cs & 5 Situations? (YouTube) / Prime Minister's Office of Japan
- 11 things to know about the COVID-19 / Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- News: Health / JapanGov
Other Infection Diseases
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We are Tomodachi
Japanese Willpower to Save Lives: Altruism Moves Research on Infectious Diseases Forward
The world is in the midst of its battle against COVID-19. Japan has an admirable record in research on infectious diseases, such as the discoveries of the plague bacillus (Yersinia pestis) and Shigella. What is the spirit of Japanese research that lives today in Nobel Laureate ŌMURA Satoshi that motivated him to develop anti-parasitic drugs?
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YouTube
Contribution of Japan to Infectious Diseases Control in the Philippines
Japanese and Filipino physicians and researchers are working to establish sustainable infectious disease control in the Philippines. The results are being used for patient care and disease prevention.
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Euronews
Japan and Ghana step up their long-term collaboration in fighting disease in West Africa
Fighting disease is very much a long-term global effort and requires co-operation around the world. Emblematic of that are developments at a long-established Japanese-built institute in Ghana, which is further enhancing its role by scaling up a new Advanced Research Laboratory there.
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We are Tomodachi
Innovation and Dedication for a Healthier World: Contributing to Global Health by Fighting Against TB
Tuberculosis, alongside HIV/AIDS and malaria, is counted as one of the three major infectious diseases. The use of a breakthrough drug developed by a Japanese pharmaceutical company is making its way across the world as part of the quest to conquer the illness, which threatens global health.