Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan

COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection

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Number of COVID-19 patients Japan 2022, by state of health

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Patient profile of COVID-19 cases Japan 2022, by age group

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New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022

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Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients

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Cases by prefecture

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COVID-19 patients and number of death Japan 2022, by prefecture

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Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture

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Patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo Japan 2022, by state of health

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New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day in Tokyo, Japan 2022

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Vaccination

rate Japan 2022

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COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by age group

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COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by prefecture

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Economic impact

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Real GDP growth rate Japan Q1 2017-Q4 2021

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Monthly Nikkei 225 development Japan 2019-2022

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Monthly TOPIX development Japan 2019-2022

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Monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan 2018-2021

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Government measures

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in December Japan 2020, by operation

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in November Japan 2021, by operation

2020-2021

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Approved value of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022

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Affected business

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Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2021, by company size

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Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2021, by industry

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Share of companies experiencing an impact of COVID-19 on business Japan 2022

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Effect of COVID-19 on monthly sales growth of small-to-medium companies Japan 2022

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Share of companies potentially closing down due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by size

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business of foreign affiliates in Japan 2020

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Bankruptcy and dismissal

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Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2013-2021

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Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2021, by industry

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Number of bankruptcies due to the impact of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by prefecture

2011-2020

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Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2022

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Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by industry

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Public opinion

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Share of companies that implemented remote work due to COVID-19 Japan 2021

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Change in revenue of artist groups during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 2020

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Share of office workers feeling mentally unstable amid COVID-19 Japan 2021

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Consumers with food expense decrease during COVID-19 in Japan 2021, by channel

found on page 49.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1096478

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Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 16, 2022

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022

found on page 50.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1100172

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Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 18, 2022, by place of infection

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection

found on page 51.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1096516

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Cumulative number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by state of health

Number of COVID-19 patients Japan 2022, by state of health

found on page 52.
Source(s): Toyo Keizai; ID 1105162

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Patient profile of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Japan as of March 2022, by age group

Patient profile of COVID-19 cases Japan 2022, by age group

this statistic can be found on page 53.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1105032

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New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Japan from January 16, 2020 to March 16, 2022

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022

found on page 54.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1100135

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Cumulative number of people undergoing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 18, 2022, by type of patients

Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients

this statistic can be found on page 55.
Source(s): Nikkei; ID 1100113

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Number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients and number of deaths in Japan as of March 17, 2022, by prefecture

COVID-19 patients and number of death Japan 2022, by prefecture

as of March 9, 2022
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 56.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1112915

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Bed occupancy rate of hospital beds available for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatients in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture

Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture

can be found on page 57.
Source(s): Tokyo Metropolitan Government; ID 1108467

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Number of patients of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo Prefecture as of March 17, 2022, by state of health

Patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo Japan 2022, by state of health

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 58.
Source(s): Tokyo Metropolitan Government; ID 1108521

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New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan as of March 15, 2022

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day in Tokyo, Japan 2022

found on page 59.
Source(s): Prime Minister's Office of Japan; MHLW (Japan); ID 1236015

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Cumulative number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses administered in Japan as of March 16, 2022

Cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccinations Japan 2022

this statistic can be found on page 60.
Source(s): Digital Agency (Japan); GCPJ; ID 1239927

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 16, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022

found on page 61.
Source(s): Prime Minister's Office of Japan; Digital Agency (Japan); ID 1298234

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 22, 2022, by age group

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by age group

can be found on page 62.
Source(s): GCPJ; Digital Agency (Japan); ID 1239968

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by prefecture

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by prefecture

approach
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 63.
Source(s): Cabinet Office Japan; ID 276942

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Growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan from 1st quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2021

Real GDP growth rate Japan Q1 2017-Q4 2021

end of each month
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 64.
Source(s): Yahoo Japan; ID 1103164

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Monthly development of the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) in Japan from January 2019 to February 2022

Monthly Nikkei 225 development Japan 2019-2022

end of each month
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 65.
Source(s): Yahoo Japan; ID 1103237

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Monthly development of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) in Japan from January 2019 to February 2022

Monthly TOPIX development Japan 2019-2022

statistic can be found on page 66.
Source(s): Japan National Tourism Organization; Ministry of Justice (Japan); ID 982052

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Monthly number of international visitors to Japan from January 2018 to November 2021 (in 1,000s)

Monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan 2018-2021

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 67.
Source(s): Cabinet Office Japan; ID 1110714

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Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic emergency relief package announced in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation

the Japanese fiscal years run from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 68.
Source(s): Cabinet Office Japan; ID 1245915

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Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic relief package announced in Japan as of December 8, 2020, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in December Japan 2020, by operation

the Japanese fiscal years run from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 69.
Source(s): Cabinet Office Japan; ID 1297987

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Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic relief package announced in Japan as of November 19, 2021, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in November Japan 2021, by operation

year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 70.
Source(s): Ministry of Finance Japan; ID 1260538

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General account budget reserved for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) countermeasures in Japan from fiscal year 2020 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen)

General account budget reserved for COVID-19 countermeasures Japan FY 2020-2021

regarding this statistic can be found on page 71.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1245395

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Cumulative value of subsidies approved by the government for employment adjustment during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)

Approved value of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022

enterprises*; paper and online survey
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 72.
Source(s): Bank of Japan; ID 1109068

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Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2018 to December 2021, by company size

Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2021, by company size

enterprises*; paper and online survey
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 73.
Source(s): Bank of Japan; ID 1108981

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Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2018 to December 2021, by industry

Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2021, by industry

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 74.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1100479

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Share of business enterprises in Japan experiencing an impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on corporate activities as of February 2022

Share of companies experiencing an impact of COVID-19 on business Japan 2022

sales revenue of the same month in the previous year as an index of 100 points
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 75.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1103251

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Share of small-to-medium sized business enterprises experiencing an impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on monthly sales revenue growth in Japan in January 2022

Effect of COVID-19 on monthly sales growth of small-to-medium companies Japan 2022

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 76.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1209483

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Share of business enterprises foreseeing potential discontinuation of business due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of February 2022, by company size

Share of companies potentially closing down due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by size

online and postal questionnaire; multiple answers possible; leading three responses per company
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 77.
Source(s): METI (Japan); ID 1258322

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Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the business of foreign affiliates in Japan in 2020

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business of foreign affiliates in Japan 2020

of 10 million yen or more
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 78.
Source(s): Teikoku Databank; ID 914846

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Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan from 2013 to 2021

Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2013-2021

of 10 million yen or more
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 79.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1116111

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Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2021, by industry

Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2021, by industry

or voluntary liquidation with liabilities of 10 million yen or more
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 80.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1118255

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Number of corporate bankruptcies due to the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture

Number of bankruptcies due to the impact of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by prefecture

this statistic can be found on page 81.
Source(s): Kankokeizai News Corporation; TSR; ID 1234129

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Number of bankruptcies in the travel industry in Japan from 2011 to 2020

Number of bankruptcies in the travel business in Japan 2011-2020

this statistic can be found on page 82.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1185553

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Monthly number of business enterprises with a possibility of employment adjustment due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact in Japan from May 2020 to February 2022

Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2022

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 83.
Source(s): MHLW (Japan); ID 1185914

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Cumulative number of employees who are planned to be dismissed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact in Japan as of February 2022

Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by industry

information regarding this statistic can be found on page 84.
Source(s): TSR; ID 1103444

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Share of business enterprises in Japan that implemented home office for employees after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of October 2021

Share of companies that implemented remote work due to COVID-19 Japan 2021

revenue in 2020 compared to 2019 figures
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 85.
Source(s): Japan Council of Performers Rights & Performing Arts Organizations; Arts and Culture Forum; Intage Research; ID 1276562

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Change in revenue generated by artist groups during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan in 2020

Change in revenue of artist groups during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 2020

years; 800 respondents; among full-time office workers
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 86.
Source(s): PR Times; ASMARQ; ID 1271764

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Share of office workers feeling mentally unwell during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of August 2021

Share of office workers feeling mentally unstable amid COVID-19 Japan 2021

years; 1,000 respondents; multiple answers allowed; based on monthly household expenses
Further information regarding this statistic can be found on page 87.
Source(s): Rakuten Insight; ID 1226358

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Share of consumers with a decrease in food and beverage expenses during the coronavirus pandemic in Japan as of February 2021, by sales channel

Consumers with food expense decrease during COVID-19 in Japan 2021, by channel

of approximately 5.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan , with around 529 thousand people needing inpatient treatment .
Development of cases in Japan
Generally, the increase of new COVID-19 cases recorded from January to March 2020 in Japan followed a slower trajectory as compared to, for example, China, Europe, or the United States of America. The first reported case of COVID-19 in Japan was confirmed on January 16, 2020, when a man that had returned from Wuhan city, China, was tested positive. The first transmission within Japan was recorded on January 28. The number of new cases then increased tenfold in February. April saw a further acceleration of the infection rate. Consequently, the Japanese government declared a nationwide state of emergency that month. The government announced a state of emergency for the second time in January 2021, the third time in April 2021, and the forth time in the July 2021.
Vaccine rollout
The Japanese government started the distribution of COVID-19 vaccination in February 2021, mainly for medical professionals. The administration of vaccination for general citizens commenced in April for senior citizens. The vaccine rate of the population was just over 74.7 percent for second doses as of March 2022.
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Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 16, 2022

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022

number of nearly six million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from patients living or staying in Japan. More than 12.6 thousand people were confirmed with the virus at the airport quarantine as of the same day. A total of almost six million confirmed cases were reported in Japan so far.
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Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 18, 2022, by place of infection

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection

in Japan with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were being hospitalized or waiting to be hospitalized, while the total number of death reached nearly 26.6 thousand. On the same day, the total number of confirmed cases with the virus in the country amounted to around 5.9 million.
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Cumulative number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by state of health

Number of COVID-19 patients Japan 2022, by state of health

as of March 16, 2022, showed that the highest number of patients were aged 20 to 29 years old, with a total of over one million cases. The highest number of deaths could be seen among the patients aged 80 years and older at about 15.5 thousand cases.
Shortage of intensive care beds 
With over 1,200 hospital beds per 100,000 inhabitants available in the country , Japan is one of the best-equipped OECD nations regarding the medical sector. However, after the COVID-19 outbreak, country has faced a shortage of hospital beds, especially those required for intensive care. ICU beds only constitute a small share of the overall number of hospital beds in the country compared to European countries like Switzerland and Germany. To combat this problem, the Japanese government implemented financial incentives for hospitals upon acquisition of new intensive care beds. Another factor playing a significant part in the shortage of hospital beds is the comparably high average length of hospital stays , since some bedridden seniors are in long-term care in hospitals, as opposed to being cared for in nursing homes or at home.
Challenges for private hospitals
Japan’s over eight thousand hospitals were opened by doctors, leading to the majority of the institutions being privately owned. As many of them are specialized and dependent on outpatient surgeries, COVID-19 patients pose new difficulties, as treating them in a converted ward would hinder day-to-day operations. Acquisition of intensive care beds involves financial and logistical challenges, which smaller private institutions have difficulty meeting, as they are not funded by tax revenues.
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Patient profile of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Japan as of March 2022, by age group

Patient profile of COVID-19 cases Japan 2022, by age group

(COVID-19) were newly confirmed in Japan. New cases have been reported every day since February 11, 2020.
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New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Japan from January 16, 2020 to March 16, 2022

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022

41.7 million people in Japan underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for coronavirus (COVID-19) , of which about 40 million tests were for patients within the country. As of the same day, a total of approximately six million cases were confirmed positive with the virus .
According to the source, number of PCR tests conducted in the national institute of infectious diseases and local institutes of health in the country amounted to roughly 57.9 million cases as of March 16, 2022.
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Cumulative number of people undergoing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 18, 2022, by type of patients

Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients

approximately 1.2 million patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) were confirmed in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan, followed by Osaka Prefecture with about 747.9 thousand people. On that day, all prefectures out of 47 reported new infection cases.
Tokyo and Kanagawa 
The first coronavirus case in Japan was confirmed on January 16, 2020, in Kanagawa prefecture. Part of the Greater Tokyo Area, Kanagawa is the country’s second-most populous prefecture with more than nine million inhabitants. A few days after the first case in Kanagawa, Japan’s second case was reported in Tokyo. Kanagawa and Tokyo, along with Osaka, and four other prefectures, were the first to be placed under a state of emergency by then prime minister Shinzo Abe in April 2020. From the outbreak of COVID-19 until March 2022, the state of emergency was announced four times for Tokyo and three times for Kanagawa Prefecture.
Osaka
Osaka prefecture reported its first case of COVID-19 on January 29, 2020. The prefecture is the center of Japan’s second-most populated urban region, the Keihanshin metropolitan area, which includes Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures. The virus continued to spread in Osaka with the acceleration of new infection cases per day recorded in January, April to May, July to September in 2021, and January and onwards in 2022.
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Number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients and number of deaths in Japan as of March 17, 2022, by prefecture

COVID-19 patients and number of death Japan 2022, by prefecture

beds in Osaka Prefecture reserved for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatients was occupied. On the same day, there were a total of around 44.8 thousand hospital beds reserved for inpatients with COVID-19 in the country.
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Bed occupancy rate of hospital beds available for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatients in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture

Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture

approximately 1.2 million people in Tokyo Prefecture tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) . Among them, 2,736 patients were still hospitalized, roughly one million patients were discharged already, and over four thousand patients passed away. Tokyo recorded an accelerated development of new cases per day
again from January 2022 and onwards.
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Number of patients of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo Prefecture as of March 17, 2022, by state of health

Patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo Japan 2022, by state of health

(COVID-19) were confirmed in Tokyo Prefecture. The number peaked at around 16.9 thousand on January 31, 2022. Following the accelerated development of cases in the prefecture, the Tokyo prefectural government rose the alert status of the infection level to the highest out of four levels.
Government measures
Since the outbreak of the disease in the nation in January 2020, the Japanese government has announced the state of emergency four times for respective prefectures. Tokyo Prefecture was one of the prefectures that were under the state of emergency all four times. To ease the strain on medical facilities, Tokyo prefectural government added about 1,000 beds for COVID-19 patients in private facilities such as sports centers. As of March 2022, over 7,200 beds were designated for patients with the disease in the prefecture.
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
As a direct impact of COVID-19, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021. Consequently, the games took place from July to September 2021, one year after the original plan. The games were held without any overseas audience, and initially anticipated economic growth from outbound tourism in the nation did not materialize. 
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New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan as of March 15, 2022

New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day in Tokyo, Japan 2022

40 million general citizens were vaccinated with the third dose. As of July 30, 2021, a total number of about 5.8 million health professionals in Japan received the second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations. The priority administration of the vaccine for health professionals ended at the end of the month.
The supply of vaccination in Japan has begun on February 17, 2021, mainly for health professionals. On April 12, 2021, the government started the vaccine administration for citizens aged 65 and older.

Cumulative number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses administered in Japan as of March 16, 2022

Cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccinations Japan 2022

the population in Japan received the second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination. At the same time, approximately 33 percent of the population received a booster shot.
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccination in Japan has begun on February 17, 2021, mainly for health professionals. On April 12, 2021, the government started the vaccine administration for citizens aged 65 and older.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 16, 2022

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022

citizens aged 80 to 89 years in Japan received the second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations. The overall share of around 74.8 percent of inhabitants in Japan was vaccinated with the second dose as of the same day.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 22, 2022, by age group

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by age group

of inhabitants in Akita Prefecture received the second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, the highest vaccination rate among all 47 prefectures in Japan. In terms of the booster shot, Yamaguchi Prefecture recorded at around 40.6 percent.
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccination in Japan has begun on February 17, 2021, mainly for health professionals. On April 12, 2021, the government started the vaccine administration for citizens aged 65 and older.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by prefecture

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by prefecture

the real gross domestic product (GDP) of Japan in the fourth quarter of 2021 grew by 1.1 percent (seasonally adjusted) and 4.6 percent (annualized) compared to the previous quarter. The figures recovered from the sharpest decline in the second quarter in 2020.
GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes and is therefore regarded as a key indicator for the economic well-being of a country.

Growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan from 1st quarter 2017 to 4th quarter 2021

Real GDP growth rate Japan Q1 2017-Q4 2021

points in February 2022. In November 2020, the index had reached 26,000 points for the first time since 1991. Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic , the value reached its lowest point during the surveyed period in March 2020.

Monthly development of the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) in Japan from January 2019 to February 2022

Monthly Nikkei 225 development Japan 2019-2022

points in February 2022. In March 2020, the index had dropped to its lowest point in the surveyed period. This was mainly caused by the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic .

Monthly development of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) in Japan from January 2019 to February 2022

Monthly TOPIX development Japan 2019-2022

Japan was still low at an estimated 20.7 thousand people. Since March 2020 and the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, inbound visitor numbers were at a fraction of what they had been in previous years.

Monthly number of international visitors to Japan from January 2018 to November 2021 (in 1,000s)

Monthly number of foreign visitors to Japan 2018-2021

emergency relief package on April 20, 2020, in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Japan's economy . A total of around 117 trillion Japanese yen was planned for the whole operation, approximately 91 trillion yen of which was for the first "emergency support" phase of the measures and around 25.7 trillion yen was for the second "v-shaped turnaround" phase.
In April, the government declared a state of emergency for all 47 prefectures and insisted citizens to stay home and work from home until the end of May. It was, however, lifted in 39 prefectures on May 14 as the number of new infection cases went down. As of May 18 , 2020, there were a total of 16,305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Japan
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Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic emergency relief package announced in Japan as of April 20, 2020, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation

on December 8, 2020, in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Japan's economy. A total of around 74 trillion Japanese yen was planned for the whole operation, approximately 52 trillion yen of which was designated for the change of structure and positive economic cycles for the post-COVID-19 pandemic. The government announced an emergency relief package also in April 2020 .
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Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic relief package announced in Japan as of December 8, 2020, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in December Japan 2020, by operation

on November 19, 2021, in response to the growing impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Japan's economy. A total of around 79 trillion Japanese yen was planned for the whole operation, approximately 35.1 trillion yen of which was designated for the prevention of the spread of the disease. The government also announced an emergency relief package in April 2020 and December 2020 .
For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated facts and figures page .

Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic relief package announced in Japan as of November 19, 2021, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in November Japan 2021, by operation

general account budget of the fiscal 2021 year for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) countermeasures. The government approved a total of approximately 9.7 trillion yen of the supplementary budget against COVID-19 for fiscal 2020. These funds were planned as a part of the economic stimulus package announced in December 2020.

General account budget reserved for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) countermeasures in Japan from fiscal year 2020 to 2021 (in trillion Japanese yen)

General account budget reserved for COVID-19 countermeasures Japan FY 2020-2021

a cumulative total of around 5.4 trillion Japanese yen of subsidies to businesses that were facing employment adjustment due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVDI-19) pandemic. Subsidies have been granted to about six million cases since the outbreak of the disease.
The government in Japan subsidizes the layoff allowances of employees so that companies that need to scale down businesses can maintain the number of employees. As a special measure amid the pandemic, the limit amount of grants per employee and the subsidy rate were raised from the usual condition.

Cumulative value of subsidies approved by the government for employment adjustment during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of March 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)

Approved value of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022

revealed that the Diffusion Index (DI) of business conditions evaluated by medium-sized enterprises in Japan stood at three points, turning positive for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic . Among large enterprises, the index increased to 14 points.
The Tankan survey stands for the Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan . It is conducted once in three months with the aim of providing an accurate picture of business trends of enterprises in Japan. The target of the survey are private enterprises (excluding financial institutions) in the country with a capital of 20 million Japanese yen and more.

Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2018 to December 2021, by company size

Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2021, by company size

revealed that the Diffusion Index (DI) of business conditions evaluated by enterprises in Japan increased to two points. Among companies in the manufacturing industry, the index stood at six points.
The Tankan survey stands for the Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan . It is conducted once in three months with the aim of providing an accurate picture of business trends of enterprises in Japan. The target of the survey are private enterprises (excluding financial institutions) in Japan with a capital of 20 million Japanese yen and more.

Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2018 to December 2021, by industry

Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2021, by industry

74.3 percent of business enterprises in Japan were experienced an impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their corporate activities. Close to seven percent stated that they no longer experience the impact of the outbreak.

Share of business enterprises in Japan experiencing an impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on corporate activities as of February 2022

Share of companies experiencing an impact of COVID-19 on business Japan 2022

Japan, the majority of small-to-medium-sized business enterprises in Japan reported an increase in monthly sales in January compared to the previous year. At the same time, about 21.7 percent of small-to-medium companies reported a sales decline of 1 to 10 percent in January 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.

Share of small-to-medium sized business enterprises experiencing an impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on monthly sales revenue growth in Japan in January 2022

Effect of COVID-19 on monthly sales growth of small-to-medium companies Japan 2022

7.4 percent of small to medium-sized companies in Japan foresaw a likelihood of discontinuation of their business activities due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. By comparison, about 0.8 percent of large business enterprises reported the potential closing down.

Share of business enterprises foreseeing potential discontinuation of business due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of February 2022, by company size

Share of companies potentially closing down due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by size

in orders and sales was among the most common impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the business of foreign affiliates in Japan, accounting for around 60 percent. At the same time, one-third of the foreign affiliates experienced a negative impact on the distribution of products, goods, and services.

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the business of foreign affiliates in Japan in 2020

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business of foreign affiliates in Japan 2020

Japan amounted to more than six thousand. The number peaked in 2013 recording over 10.3 thousand bankruptcies. The total liabilities of the bankrupt companies amounted to around 1.2 trillion yen in 2021.

Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan from 2013 to 2021

Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2013-2021

of bankruptcies among industries in Japan, with over two thousand cases. It was followed by the construction industry with more than one thousand cases. The breakdown by prefectures showed that Tokyo Prefecture counted the highest number of bankruptcies during that year.

Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2021, by industry

Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2021, by industry

bankruptcies in Japan directly related to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amounted to 619 cases in Tokyo Prefecture. In total, 2,920 business enterprises in the country went bankrupt after the outbreak of the virus.
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Number of corporate bankruptcies due to the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture

Number of bankruptcies due to the impact of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by prefecture

bankruptcy. While the number of bankruptcies was on a similar level compared to the previous years, the amount of liabilities in 2020 reached a record high.

Number of bankruptcies in the travel industry in Japan from 2011 to 2020

Number of bankruptcies in the travel business in Japan 2011-2020

a possibility of employment adjustment due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Until February 18 in 2022 after the outbreak, a cumulative total of more than 136 thousand businesses in the country claimed that they would need to reduce the number of employees.

Monthly number of business enterprises with a possibility of employment adjustment due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact in Japan from May 2020 to February 2022

Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2022

30.8 thousand employees in the manufacturing industry in Japan were planned to be fired due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The list of planned displacements of workers in the country grew to a total of approximately 128 thousand since the outbreak.

Cumulative number of employees who are planned to be dismissed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact in Japan as of February 2022

Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by industry

37 percent of business enterprises in Japan implemented remote work for employees after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Approximately 21 percent discontinued the teleworking option after implementing it.

Share of business enterprises in Japan that implemented home office for employees after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of October 2021

Share of companies that implemented remote work due to COVID-19 Japan 2021

regarding the consequences of COVID-19 on the world of art in Japan during 2020, 34 percent of respondents (artist groups) stated that their revenue from cultural activities declined to about 25 percent compared to the previous year. The vast majority of respondents reported a decline in income.

Change in revenue generated by artist groups during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan in 2020

Change in revenue of artist groups during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 2020

one-third of office workers in Japan were feeling mentally not well during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Close to six percent of those respondents consulted medical institutions for their mental state.

Share of office workers feeling mentally unwell during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of August 2021

Share of office workers feeling mentally unstable amid COVID-19 Japan 2021