Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan - statistics & facts

The outbreak of the infectious disease COVID-19 has caused global economic and societal disruptions. The first confirmed case in Japan was reported on January 16, 2020, since then the number of cases rose with five main periods of sharper increases around April 2020, August 2020, January 2021, May 2021, August 2021, and from January 2022 onwards. As of March 16, 2022, the total number of patients diagnosed positive with the virus (SARS-CoV-2) reached nearly 5.9 million with a total death toll of 14.3 thousand.

Total number of confirmed cases: 5.9m

Third dose vaccination rate: 68.4%

Total number of deaths: 26.6k

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

Diseases

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022

Diseases

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

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of February 27, 2023

Diseases

COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023

Overview

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022
Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 16, 2022
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection
Cumulative number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan as of March 18, 2022, by place of infection
Number of COVID-19 patients Japan 2022, by state of health
Number of COVID-19 patients Japan 2022, by state of health
Cumulative number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by state of health
Patient profile of COVID-19 cases Japan 2022, by age group
Patient profile of COVID-19 cases Japan 2022, by age group
Patient profile of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Japan as of March 2022, by age group
New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022
New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022
New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Japan from January 16, 2020 to March 16, 2022
Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients
Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients
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

Cases by prefecture

COVID-19 patients and number of death Japan 2022, by prefecture
COVID-19 patients and number of death Japan 2022, by prefecture
Number of coronavirus-positive (COVID-19) patients and number of deaths in Japan as of March 17, 2022, by prefecture
Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture
Bed occupancy rate of COVID-19 inpatients Japan 2022, by prefecture
Bed occupancy rate of hospital beds available for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inpatients in Japan as of March 2022, by prefecture
Patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan 2022, by state of health
Patients with COVID-19 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan 2022, by state of health
Number of patients of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan as of September 14, 2022, by state of health
New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day in Tokyo, Japan 2022
New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day in Tokyo, Japan 2022
New cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) confirmed by day in Tokyo Prefecture in Japan as of March 15, 2022

Vaccination

Cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccinations Japan 2023
Cumulative number of administered COVID-19 vaccinations Japan 2023
Cumulative number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses administered in Japan as of December 3, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of February 27, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023, by age group
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2023, by age group
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of February 27, 2023, by age group
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by prefecture
COVID-19 vaccination rate Japan 2022, by prefecture
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate in Japan as of March 16, 2022, by prefecture

Economic impact

Real GDP growth rate Japan Q1 2019-Q2 2025
Real GDP growth rate Japan Q1 2019-Q2 2025
Growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan from 1st quarter 2019 to 2nd quarter 2025
Monthly Nikkei 225 development Japan 2019-2025
Monthly Nikkei 225 development Japan 2019-2025
Monthly development of the Nikkei Stock Average (Nikkei 225) in Japan from January 2019 to October 2025
Monthly TOPIX development Japan 2019-2025
Monthly TOPIX development Japan 2019-2025
Monthly development of the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) in Japan from January 2019 to September 2025
Number of inbound travelers to Japan 2019-2024, by month
Number of inbound travelers to Japan 2019-2024, by month
Monthly number of international tourists coming to Japan from January 2019 to December 2024 (in 1,000s)

Government measures

Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation
Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in April Japan 2020, by operation
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 December Japan 2020, by operation
Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in December Japan 2020, by operation
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 November Japan 2021, by operation
Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic relief package in November Japan 2021, by operation
Breakdown of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) economic relief package announced in Japan as of November 19, 2021, by operation phase (in trillion Japanese yen)
General account budget reserved for COVID-19 countermeasures Japan FY 2020-2022
General account budget reserved for COVID-19 countermeasures Japan FY 2020-2022
General account budget reserved for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) countermeasures in Japan from fiscal year 2020 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen)
Approved value of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022
Approved value of employment adjustment subsidies amid COVID-19 Japan 2022
Cumulative value of subsidies approved by the government for employment adjustment during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of November 2022 (in billion Japanese yen)

Affected business

Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2025, by company size
Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2018-2025, by company size
Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2018 to September 2025, by company size
Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2004-2025, by industry type
Business conditions DI of business enterprises Japan 2004-2025, by industry type
Diffusion Index (DI) of current business conditions of business enterprises in Japan from March 2004 to September 2025, by type of industry
Share of companies experiencing an impact of COVID-19 on business Japan 2022
Share of companies experiencing an impact of COVID-19 on business Japan 2022
Share of business enterprises in Japan experiencing an impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on corporate activities as of February 2022
Effect of COVID-19 on monthly sales growth of small-to-medium companies Japan 2022
Effect of COVID-19 on monthly sales growth of small-to-medium companies Japan 2022
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
Share of companies potentially closing down due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by size
Share of companies potentially closing down due to COVID-19 Japan 2022, by size
Share of business enterprises foreseeing potential discontinuation of business due to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Japan as of February 2022, by company size
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business of foreign affiliates in Japan 2020
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on business of foreign affiliates in Japan 2020
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the business of foreign affiliates in Japan in 2020

Bankruptcy and dismissal

Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2015-2024
Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2015-2024
Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan from 2015 to 2024
Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2024, by industry
Number of corporate bankruptcies Japan 2024, by industry
Number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan in 2024, by industry
Number of bankruptcies due to the impact of COVID-19 Japan 2024, by prefecture
Number of bankruptcies due to the impact of COVID-19 Japan 2024, by prefecture
Number of corporate bankruptcies due to the impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of May 2024, by prefecture
Number of bankruptcies in the travel business in Japan 2015-2024
Number of bankruptcies in the travel business in Japan 2015-2024
Number of bankruptcies in the travel industry in Japan from 2015 to 2024
Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2020-2023
Businesses with an employment adjustment possibility due to COVID-19 Japan 2020-2023
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 March 2023
Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2023, by industry
Cumulative number of workers to be fired due to COVID-19 Japan 2023, by industry
Cumulative number of employees who are planned to be dismissed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact in Japan as of March 2023

Public opinion

Share of companies that implemented remote work due to COVID-19 Japan 2021
Share of companies that implemented remote work due to COVID-19 Japan 2021
Share of business enterprises in Japan that implemented home office for employees after the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of October 2021
Change in revenue of artists during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 2021
Change in revenue of artists during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan 2021
Change in revenue generated by artists during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan in 2021
Share of office workers feeling mentally unstable amid COVID-19 Japan 2021
Share of office workers feeling mentally unstable amid COVID-19 Japan 2021
Share of office workers feeling mentally unwell during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan as of August 2021
Consumers with food expense decrease during COVID-19 in Japan 2021, by channel
Consumers with food expense decrease during COVID-19 in Japan 2021, by channel
Share of consumers with a decrease in food and beverage expenses during the coronavirus pandemic in Japan as of February 2021, by sales channel

Total number of confirmed cases: 5.9m

Third dose vaccination rate: 68.4%

Total number of deaths: 26.6k

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Total number of people undergoing PCR tests
41.7m
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Number of people undergoing COVID-19 tests Japan 2022, by type of patients
Number of new cases confirmed on March 16, 2022
57.8k
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New confirmed cases of COVID-19 by day Japan 2022
Total number of patients confirmed at the Airport quarantine
12.6k
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Confirmed cases of COVID-19 Japan 2022, by place of infection
Total number of confirmed cases on Diamond Princess
712
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COVID-19 patients on Diamond Princess Japan 2020

Share of people feeling less connected to friends
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on friendships in Japan 2021
Leading method to meet a dating partner among women
Dating apps
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Popular means to meet dating partners during COVID-19 in Japan 2021, by gender
Share of people acquiring an interest in aesthetic medicine
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Impact of lifestyle amid COVID-19 on interest towards aesthetic medicine Japan 2021
Share of people increasing do-it-yourself (DIY) activities
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Impact of COVID-19 on DIY activities in Japan 2021
Leading equipment installed at home
Computer and related appliances
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Leading equipment installed or considered in homes amid COVD-19 in Japan 2021