On the 13th, a pedestrian wearing a mask to prevent the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) passes in front of a public notice board warning about the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant on the streets of Tokyo, the capital of Japan. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 13th, a pedestrian wearing a mask to prevent the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) passes in front of a public notice board warning about the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant on the streets of Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 18th, Japan recorded a record high of over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases.


Local private broadcaster FNN reported that, by 5:15 PM on that day, the total number of new cases announced by each metropolitan and local government reached 30,941.


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The previous highest number of new daily cases was 25,990, recorded on August 20 of last year (according to FNN data). On this day, the number of new cases by region was highest in Osaka Prefecture with 5,396 cases, followed by Tokyo Metropolis with 5,185 cases, Aichi Prefecture with 2,145 cases, and Hyogo Prefecture with 1,645 cases.


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