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88-450: After a break due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the event was stalled and postponed. The tournament returned in 2021 but as a two-day event presenting a 16-man single elimination tournament . The first winner of the tournament was Chavo Guerrero in 1983 and the latest one is Francesco Akira who won it in June 2021. Kai , Kotaro Suzuki , Shuji Kondo , and Koji Iwamoto are

176-543: A day after the British cruise ship Diamond Princess was asked to quarantine. The initial debate focused on constitutional reform due to the task force's apprehension that the Japanese Constitution may restrict the government's ability to enact such compulsory measures as quarantines on the grounds that it violated human rights. After lawmakers representing almost all of the major political parties – including

264-436: A large cluster. Third, the policy asked those with any cold symptoms to take time off from work and avoid leaving their homes. Government officials urged companies to let employees work from home and commute at off-peak hours. The Japanese government also made an official request to local governments and businesses to cancel large-scale events. On 27 February 2020, Abe requested the closure of all schools from 2 March 2020 to

352-452: A million cases in Japan by the time the 2020 Summer Olympics ended. On 25 September 2021, the country overtook Czech Republic in terms of the number of cases. On 30 July 2021, there were more than 10,000 new confirmed cases of coronavirus reported as the country experienced a fifth wave of infections. The trend of case fatality rate for COVID-19 from 16 January, the day first case in

440-720: A neck injury and was replaced by Kenso . The 2014 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, took place from November 16 to December 6. Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato earned a spot in the tournament by winning the 2014 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory in October. The tournament was contested for the World Tag Team Championship , which Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori vacated on October 23 in time for the tournament. The 2015 World's Strongest Tag Determination League took place from November 23 to December 6. After their win, Suwama and Miyahara turned on each other. The 2016 edition of

528-543: A recent travel history to and from Zhejiang Province or had a Chinese passport issued from there. On 5 February 2020, Abe invoked the Quarantine Act to place the cruise ship Diamond Princess under quarantine in Yokohama . Quarantine officers were dispatched to the ship to prevent the disembarkation of crew and passengers, and to escort infected patients to medical facilities. On 6 February 2020, Abe invoked

616-596: A resident of Kanagawa Prefecture who had returned from Wuhan , China . The first known death from COVID-19 was recorded in Japan on 14 February 2020. Both were followed by a second outbreak introduced by travelers and returnees from Europe and the United States between 11 March 2020 and 23 March 2020. According to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases , the majority of viruses spreading in

704-537: A resident of Kanagawa Prefecture who had returned from Wuhan. On 14 February 2020, the country confirmed the first COVID-19 death. The first wave was followed by a second one that originated from a COVID-19 variant of the European type that is traced back to early patients from France , Italy , Sweden , and the United Kingdom . Japanese medical surveillance detected the second wave on 26 March 2020 when

792-492: A response to the virus with Abe and the government's coronavirus task force in a roundtable format. The main concern of the Japanese medical establishment was overcrowding of hospitals by uninfected patients with light cold symptoms who believed that they had COVID-19. Medical representatives claimed that such a panic would strain medical resources and risk exposing those uninfected patients to the disease. On 17 February 2020,

880-546: A rush of alarmed, uninfected outpatients with light symptoms of the disease could overwhelm hospitals and turn waiting rooms into "breeding grounds" for COVID-19. On 25 February 2020, the Abe Administration introduced the "Basic Policies for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control" ( 新型コロナウイルス感染症対策の基本方針 ) based on advice from the expert meeting. After a spike of infections in Italy, Iran, and South Korea, Abe decided that

968-644: A rush of infected and uninfected patients from overwhelming healthcare providers and transmitting diseases to them. By regulating COVID-19 testing at the national level, the Abe Administration integrated the activities of the national government, local governments, medical professionals, business operators, and the public in treating the disease. On 1 February 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare instructed municipal and prefectural governments to establish specialized COVID-19 consultation centers and outpatient wards at their local public health facilities within

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1056-466: A uniform diagnosis kit for the disease, the government has relied on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests to check for infections. As few mainstream medical facilities in Japan can conduct PCR tests, Abe also promised to increase the number of institutions with such kits, including universities and private companies. On 12 February 2020, Abe announced that the government would expand the scope of COVID-19 testing to include patients with symptoms based on

1144-428: Is being held from July 26 to August 7 over eight shows. Foreign participants included Petey Williams and Super Crazy . The winner, Shuji Kondo , went on to fail in his challenge to Junior Heavyweight champion Kaz Hayashi on August 30. The 2010 Junior League featured two blocks of six and was held from July 25 to August 8 over nine shows. The winner, Jimmy Yang , went on to unsuccessfully challenge Kaz Hayashi for

1232-412: Is better for people with mild cold-like symptoms to rely on bed rest at home, rather than to seek medical help from clinics or hospitals. The policy also recommended that people at a higher risk of infection – including the elderly and patients with pre-existing conditions – avoid hospital visits for non-treatment purposes, such as by ordering prescriptions over the telephone instead of in person. Second,

1320-524: Is held at the same time as the World's Strongest Tag Determination League between November 12 and December 6. COVID-19 pandemic in Japan The COVID-19 pandemic in Japan has resulted in 33,803,572 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 74,694 deaths, along with 33,728,878 recoveries. The Japanese government confirmed the country's first case of the disease on 16 January 2020 in

1408-535: Is one of the countries with at least a million COVID-19 cases, as well as the only country in East Asia with at least a million COVID-19 cases. At the beginning of the 2020 Summer Olympics, there were nearly 860,000 cases in the country. The COVID-19 pandemic in Japan can be divided into five waves based on the genome sequence of the country's COVID-19 virus. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) of Japan has determined from its genetic research that

1496-404: Is one of the lowest in the developed world, despite its aging population. Factors speculated to explain this include the government response, a milder strain of the virus, cultural habits such as bowing etiquette and wearing face masks, handwashing with sanitizing equipment, a protective genetic trait, and a relative immunity conferred by the mandatory BCG tuberculosis vaccine . In December 2021,

1584-600: The 2020 Summer Paralympics ended, there were more than a million cases in Japan. On 25 September 2021, the number of confirmed cases in the country exceeded the number of confirmed cases in the Czech Republic . More than a week later, on 5 October 2021, the first anniversary of the day when the number of confirmed cases in Japan exceeded the number of confirmed cases in China. Tokyo is the most affected prefecture in Japan, with nearly 380,000 cases. The country also joined

1672-553: The International Olympic Committee negotiated its postponement until 2021, reports concluded that a cancellation of the games was still an option – although prime minister Yoshihide Suga dismissed the idea of it happening. In the end, the Olympics went ahead, with sports events running between 23 July and 8 August 2021 and multiple restrictions in place to avoid the breakouts of the virus. Japan

1760-547: The Japan Anti-Coronavirus National Task Force  [ ja ] to oversee the government's response to the pandemic. On 27 February 2020, he requested the temporary closure of all Japanese elementary, junior high, and high schools until early April 2020. On 7 April 2020, Abe proclaimed a one-month state of emergency for Tokyo and the prefectures of Kanagawa , Saitama , Chiba , Osaka , Hyogo , and Fukuoka . On 16 April 2020,

1848-714: The Jimintō , Rikken-minshutō , and Kokumin-minshutō – voiced their strong opposition towards this proposal and asserted that the Constitution allowed for emergency measures, the Abe administration moved forward with legislative reform instead. On 5 March 2020, Abe introduced a draft amendment to the Special Measures Act to Counter New Types of Influenza of 2012 to extend the law's emergency measures for an influenza outbreak to include COVID-19. He met separately with

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1936-478: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of excess deaths through July. The excess death toll was 12000 in COVID-19 and 11000 from natural causes due to the aging of the population, but the death toll from pneumonia fell by 5000 as a result of infection control measures taken by people. The pandemic continued to be a concern for the 2020 Summer Olympics . Although the Japanese government and

2024-575: The World Junior Heavyweight Championship on August 29, 2010. The 2011 Junior League featured two blocks of six and was held from September 11 to September 25 over nine shows. With his win, KAI became the first person to have won the tournament twice. The 2012 Junior League, dubbed "Junior Hyper League", featured two blocks of six and was held from July 15 to July 29 over ten shows. The 2014 Junior League, dubbed "Jr. Battle of Glory", featured two blocks of five and

2112-399: The list of 25 countries with the most COVID-19 cases . Five weeks later, on 20 October 2021, the country left the list of 25 countries with the most COVID-19 cases . On a global scale, cases in Japan constitute about 0.7% of global cases. The COVID-19 vaccination in Japan began on 17 February 2021, more than a month after the first anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic in the country

2200-427: The list of 40 countries with the most COVID-19 cases on 9 January 2021, a few months after becoming the most affected country in East Asia by overtaking China in terms of the number of infections. About seven months later, on 14 August 2021, Japan joined the list of 30 countries with the most COVID-19 cases , a week after the number of confirmed cases in the country exceeded a million. On 15 September 2021, Japan joined

2288-597: The "Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters" (新型コロナウイルス感染症対策本部), which meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence and is run by a task force led by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management The initial roster of the task force includes 36 high-ranking bureaucrats from several of the Ministries of Japan . The headquarters acts as the site of Abe's decision-making process on the country's virus countermeasures. On 31 January 2020, Abe announced that

2376-422: The 300,000-mark on 14 January 2021, the 400,000-mark on 6 February 2021, the 500,000-mark on 11 April 2021, the 600,000-mark on 3 May 2021, the 700,000-mark on 21 May 2021, the 800,000-mark on 2 July 2021 and the 900,000-mark on 30 July 2021. At the end of 2020, there were about 230,000 COVID-19 cases in the country, nearly 2.7 times the number of COVID-19 cases in China. On 16 January 2021, the first anniversary of

2464-576: The COVID-19 variant of the first wave is derived from the Wuhan type that is prevalent in patients from China and other countries in East Asia. After entering Japan in January 2020 through travelers and returnees from China, the virus caused numerous infection clusters across the country before beginning to subside in March. Japanese medical surveillance confirmed its first case of the virus on 16 January 2020 in

2552-498: The Immigration Control and Refugee Act to deny entry to the cruise ship MS Westerdam from Hong Kong after one of its passengers tested positive for COVID-19. After the COVID-19 outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess , the Japanese government shifted its focus from a policy of containment to one of prevention and treatment because it anticipated increasing community spread within Japan. This policy prioritized

2640-500: The Infectious Diseases Control Law, which allows the government to order patients with COVID-19 to undergo hospitalization. He also designated the disease as a "quarantinable infectious disease" under the Quarantine Act, which allows the government to quarantine people suspected of infection and order them to undergo diagnosis and treatment. On 30 January 2020, Shinzo Abe, Abe announced the establishment of

2728-443: The Japanese government was looking into the use of favipiravir , an anti-influenza medication developed by Fujifilm , to treat patients with COVID-19. On 23 February 2020, Abe instructed the government's coronavirus task force to quickly draft a comprehensive basic policy. Health Minister Katsunobu Katō reconvened the medical experts from the first Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting on 24 February 2020 to draft this policy. During

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2816-623: The Ministry of Health reconvened the Expert Meeting after the two weeks "critical moment." The panel of medical experts concluded that Japan was currently not on track to experience a large-scale cluster, but stated that there was a two-week time lag in analyzing COVID-19 trends and that the country would continue to see more infections. Consequently, the participants asked the government to remain vigilant in quickly identifying and containing smaller clusters. With more COVID-19 outbreaks around

2904-478: The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that the daily number of confirmed cases in Tokyo increased from 17 to 41 cases compared to the day before. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike held an emergency press conference in the late afternoon, stating that "the current situation is a serious situation where the number of infected people may explode." She requested residents to refrain from nonessential outings during

2992-718: The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare released national guidelines for COVID-19 testing to each of the municipal and prefectural governments and their public health centers. It instructed doctors and public health nurses who staff the consultation centers to limit consultations to people with the following conditions: (1) cold symptoms and a fever of at least 37.5 °C (or need to take antipyretic medication) for over four days; and (2) extreme fatigue and breathing difficulties. The elderly, people with pre-existing conditions, and pregnant women with cold symptoms can receive consultation if they have had them for two days. On 22 February 2020, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato announced that

3080-671: The Novel Coronavirus at the Prime Minister's Office with members of his Cabinet in response to a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus. Abe announced that he would introduce appropriate countermeasures to the disease in coordination with the NIID. On 27 January 2020, Abe designated the new coronavirus as an "infectious disease" under

3168-564: The World Strongest Tag Determination League took place from December 3 through December 18. The 2017 edition of the World Strongest Tag Determination League took place from November 19 through December 12. The 2018 edition of the World Strongest Tag Determination League took place from November 13 through December 11. The 2019 edition of the World Strongest Tag Determination League took place from November 11 through December 9. The 2020 edition of

3256-419: The World Strongest Tag Determination League, featured 8 teams in a single block, taking place from November 18 to December 7. The tournament featured outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling 's Daisuke Sekimoto and Abdullah Kobayashi and from Pro Wrestling Zero1 's Masato Tanaka . On November 17, it was announced that Zeus had tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), leading him to pull out of

3344-450: The Wuhan variant and that it is the European variant that is spreading across the country. In terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, Japan overtook China on 5 October 2020 and became the most affected country in East Asia. The country also reached the first two grim milestones of 100,000 COVID-19 cases at the end of October 2020 and 200,000 cases on 22 December 2020. At the end of 2020, there were about 230,000 cases in Japan, which

3432-515: The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan was commemorated. It was two days after the number of confirmed cases in the country exceeded 300,000. On 27 April 2021, the number of deaths in Japan crossed the 10,000-mark. The number of confirmed cases in the country exceeded the number of confirmed cases in Portugal on 6 August 2021 and crossed the one-million-mark the following day. By the time

3520-408: The country derive from the European type, while those of the Wuhan type began disappearing in March 2020. On 5 October 2020, the number of confirmed cases in Japan exceeded the number of confirmed cases in China, and at the end of the month, the number of confirmed cases in the country crossed the 100,000-mark. The number of confirmed cases in Japan also crossed the 200,000-mark on 22 December 2020,

3608-493: The country was recorded. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The initial response of the Japanese government to the COVID-19 outbreak was a policy of containment that focused on the repatriation of Japanese citizens from Wuhan, the point of origin of the pandemic, and the introduction of new border control regulations. On 24 January 2020, Abe convened the Ministerial Meeting on Countermeasures Related to

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3696-411: The creation of a COVID-19 testing and consultation system based on the NIID and the government's 83 existing municipal and prefectural public health institutions that are separate from the civilian hospital system. The new system handles the transfer of COVID-19 patients to mainstream medical facilities to facilitate patient flow, triage, and the management of limited testing kits on their behalf to prevent

3784-429: The declaration was extended to the rest of the country for an indefinite period. The state of emergency was lifted in an increasing number of prefectures during May 2020, extending to the whole country by 25 May 2020. On 7 January 2021, Suga declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and the prefectures of Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa, effective from 8 January until 7 February. Japan's death rate per capita from coronavirus

3872-457: The discretion of local governments. Previously, testing was restricted to those with a history of traveling to Hubei Province. On the same day, the Ministry of Health and NIID contracted SRL Inc to handle PCR clinical laboratory testing. Since then, the government has partnered with additional private companies to expand laboratory testing capabilities and to work towards the development of a rapid testing kit. On 14 February 2020, Abe introduced

3960-425: The end of spring vacations, which usually conclude in early April. The next day, the Japanese government announced plans to create a fund to help companies subsidize workers who need to take days off to look after their children while schools are closed. On 27 February 2020, the Japanese government also announced plans to expand the national health insurance system so that it covers COVID-19 tests. On 9 March 2020,

4048-409: The fifth grim milestone of 500,000 cases. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in the country exceeded 10,000 on 27 April 2021. On 3 May 2021, Japan reached the sixth grim milestone of 600,000 cases. About two weeks later, the country reached the seventh grim milestone of 700,000 cases. Japan also reached the eighth grim milestone of 800,000 cases on 2 July 2021, three weeks before the opening ceremony of

4136-402: The final, contested for the vacant World Tag Team Championship . Kenso and Great Sasuke were forced to pull out of the tournament and forfeit all of their matches after Sasuke suffered a shoulder injury. The 2013 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, will be held from November 30 to December 8. Bambi Killer was originally scheduled to take part in the tournament, but was forced to pull out due to

4224-450: The finals due to a hand fracture, leading to AJPW booking a playoff match between Hikaru Sato and Atsushi Maruyama to determine the finalist. The 2017 Jr. Battle of Glory featured two blocks of five and was held from February 17 to February 26 over six shows. The 2018 Jr. Battle of Glory will feature two blocks of six and will be held from February 13 to February 25 over nine shows. The 2019 Junior League featured two blocks of six and

4312-441: The first half of the month. Such wards would provide medical examinations and testing for suspected carriers of the disease to protect general hospitals from infection. On 5 February 2020, Abe announced that the government would begin preparations to strengthen COVID-19 testing capabilities at the NIID and 83 municipal and prefectural public health institutions that are designated by the government as official testing sites. Without

4400-546: The first weeks of December. The first tournament was actually called the Open Tag League , but it was renamed to its present name the following year. The tournament is held under round-robin rules, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss; in earlier tournaments, only a time limit draw would provide the one point, with other methods (such as a Double Disqualification and Double Countouts) providing nothing for either team. The name "Real World Tag League"

4488-611: The following powers: (1) to instruct residents to avoid unnecessary outings unless they are workers in such essential services like health care and public transportation; (2) to restrict the use or request the temporary closure of businesses and facilities, including schools, social welfare facilities, theatres, music venues, and sports stadiums; (3) to expropriate private land and buildings to erect new hospitals; and (4) to requisition medical supplies and food from companies that refuse to sell them, punish those that hoard or do not comply, and force firms to help transport emergency goods. Under

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4576-492: The government instead limit the application of available test kits to patients that are at a high risk of complications to stockpile for a large cluster. Participants also noted that Japan's medical facilities are vulnerable to "chaos," noting that many hospital beds and resources in the Tokyo area were already being used to care for the 700 infected patients from the Diamond Princess . They reiterated their warning that

4664-499: The government was prioritizing the repatriation of Japanese citizens from Hubei Province. Officials negotiated with Chinese authorities to dispatch five chartered flights to Wuhan from 29 January 2020 to 17 February 2020. On 1 February 2020, the Japanese government enacted restrictions to deny entry to foreign citizens who had visited Hubei Province within 14 days and to those with a Chinese passport issued from there. On 12 February 2020, it expanded those restrictions to anyone who had

4752-449: The government's coronavirus consultation system to coordinate medical testing and responses with the public. The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare worked with local governments to establish 536 consultation centers that covered every prefecture within the country to provide citizens with instructions on how to receive COVID-19 testing and treatment. The general public needs to contact a consultation center by phone to get tested at one of

4840-436: The government's disease countermeasures would prioritize the prevention of large-scale clusters in Japan. This included controversial requests to suspend large-scale gatherings such as community events and school operations, as well as to limit patients with light cold symptoms from visiting medical facilities to prevent them from overwhelming hospital resources. First, the new policies advised local medical institutions that it

4928-472: The government's expert panel concluded the likelihood of a new outbreak caused by travelers and returnees from Europe and the United States between 11 March 2020 and 23 March 2020. The NIID has established that the majority of viruses spreading in Japan since March is the European type. This has led it to conclude that the data "strongly suggests" that the Japanese government has succeeded in containing

5016-612: The government's panel of medical experts stated that his fellow panelists were divided over whether Abe should declare a state of emergency. World%27s Strongest Tag Determination League The World's Strongest Tag Determination League ( 世界最強タッグ決定リーグ戦 , Sekai Saikyō Taggu Kettei Rīgu-sen ) , more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League , is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977, usually, run on

5104-472: The government's specialized outpatient wards ( 帰国者・接触者外来 ) . On 16 February 2020, Abe convened the government's first Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting ( 新型コロナウイルス感染症対策専門家会議 ) at the Prime Minister's Office to draft national guidelines for COVID-19 testing and treatment. The meeting was chaired by Wakita Takaji  [ ja ] , Director of the NIID, who brought together ten public health experts and medical professionals from across Japan to coordinate

5192-449: The heads of five opposition parties on 4 March 2020 to promote a "united front" in passing the reforms. The National Diet passed the amendment on 13 March 2020, making it effective for the next two years. The amendment allows the Prime Minister to declare a "state of emergency" in specific areas where COVID-19 poses a grave threat to the lives and economic livelihood of residents. During such a period, governors of affected areas will receive

5280-416: The law, the Japanese government does not have the authority to enforce citywide lockdowns. Apart from individual quarantine measures, officials cannot restrict the movement of people to contain the virus. Consequently, compliance with government requests to restrict movements is based on "asking for public cooperation to 'protect people's lives' and minimize further damage to [the economy]". On 25 March 2020,

5368-456: The meeting, the medical establishment presented its policy recommendations in the form of a views report ( 新型コロナウイルス感染症対策の基本方針の具体化に向けた見解 ), concluding that the most important objective must be the prevention of large-scale disease clusters and a decrease in outbreaks and deaths. They stated that it would not be possible for the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Japan on a person-to-person basis, but that it might be possible to regulate

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5456-429: The new policies allowed general medical facilities in areas of a rapid COVID-19 outbreak to accept patients suspected of infection. Before this, patients could only get tested at specialized clinics after making an appointment with consultation centers to prevent the transmission of the disease. Government officials revised the previous policy after acknowledging that such specialized institutions would be overwhelmed during

5544-462: The only wrestlers to hold the title of champions on more than one occasion each. In 1983, All Japan Pro Wrestling held the "NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title League" between May 12 and 26, 1983. The winner, Chavo Guerrero , also won the vacant NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship . In 1998, All Japan Pro Wrestling held the "World Junior Heavyweight Title League" between July 6 and 19, 1998. The winner, Yoshinari Ogawa , also won

5632-438: The overall speed of infection. They cited the next week or two as a "critical moment" determining whether the country would experience a large cluster that could result in the collapse of the medical system and socio-economic chaos. After reviewing and discussing the existing data on the disease, the committee stated that universal PCR testing was impossible due to a shortage of testing facilities and providers, and recommended that

5720-404: The peak Tokyo would see 45,400 outpatients and 20,500 inpatients per day, of whom 700 would be in severe condition. For Hokkaido , the figure was 18,300 outpatients and 10,200 inpatients daily, of whom about 340 would be severe. On 5 February 2020, the Abe Administration's coronavirus task force initiated a political debate on the introduction of emergency measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak

5808-414: The previous year, the top four teams faced off in the semifinals as a result of a four-way tie. The 2002 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 23 to December 6. The 2003 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 22 to December 2. The 2004 Tag League was held from November 21 to December 1. It was the first to utilize a multi-block system, featuring 10 teams in two blocks, with

5896-496: The rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics. Four weeks later, the country reached the ninth grim milestone of 900,000 cases. It was a week after the 2020 Summer Olympics began. Japan also overtook Portugal in terms of the number of cases on 6 August 2021, two days before the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. On 7 August 2021, the country reached the tenth grim milestone of a million cases. The following day, there were more than

5984-520: The statement, Abe instructed Economic Policy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura to establish a special government task force to combat the spread of the virus. On 30 March 2020, Koike requested residents to refrain from nonessential outings for the next two weeks due to a continued increase in infections in Tokyo. During a press conference held by the Japan Medical Association that same day, Kamayachi Satoshi  [ ja ] of

6072-504: The upcoming weekend. On 26 March 2020, the Ministry of Health reconvened the Novel Coronavirus Expert Meeting to review the new data. The panel of medical experts concluded that there was a "high probability of an expansion of infections" within the country due to an increase in the number of infected patients returning from Europe and the United States between 11 March 2020 and 23 March 2020. In response to

6160-752: The vacant World Junior Heavyweight Championship . The 2003 Junior League was held from March 28 to April 10, 2003. The winner, Carl Malenko , went on to unsuccessfully challenge Kendo Kashin for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship on April 12, 2003. The 2006 Junior League was held from June 25 to July 3 over six shows and featured two blocks of four. Foreign participation included Taka Michinoku from Kaientai Dojo and Virus from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . The winner, Kaz Hayashi , won every match he participated in; he went on to fail in his challenge to Junior Heavyweight champion Shuji Kondo on August 27. Note that "brother" YASSHI wrestled as "strong" YASSHI for two of his matches. The 2007 Junior League,

6248-427: The vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1995 Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from November 18 to December 9. The 1996 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 16 to December 6. In an alteration of previous years, each team faced each other twice during the group stage. The 1997 Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from November 15 to December 5. The 1998 Tag League, featuring 8 teams,

6336-444: The winners of each block facing each other in the final. The 2005 Tag League, featuring 10 teams in two blocks, was held from November 20 to December 5. The 2006 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 19 to December 2. The 2007 Tag League featured 8 teams and was held from November 23 to December 9. The 2008 league was held from November 22 to December 8 and featured 8 teams. The 2009 Tag League, featuring 9 teams,

6424-538: The world, the panel also proposed that new infections from abroad could initiate a "second wave" of the disease in Japan. On 9 March 2020, the Health Ministry published a disease forecast for each prefecture and instructed local governments to prepare their hospitals to accommodate their patient estimates. It predicted that the virus peak in each prefecture would occur three months after the first reported case of local transmission. The Ministry estimated that at

6512-465: Was a mistranslation by AJPW promoter Giant Baba ; "saikyō" in Japanese means "strongest," not "real", but Baba used Engrish for promotional material. Between 1988 and 1994, the World Tag Team Championship was annually vacated in time for the tournament, which would be used to determine the new champions. The rule was reinstated for the 2012 tournament, but was again ignored the following year, but

6600-442: Was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1991 Tag League, featuring 13 teams, was held from November 16 to December 6. It was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1992 Tag League, featuring 11 teams, was held from November 14 to December 4. It was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1993 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 13 to December 2. It

6688-404: Was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . Giant Baba replaced Ted DiBiase as Stan Hansen 's partner after one match due to injury. Hansen and Ted DiBiase originally defeated Slinger and Smothers in 7:11; however, when Baba replaced DiBiase, the teams wrestled a rematch. The 1994 Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from November 19 to December 10. It was also to decide

6776-430: Was commemorated. As of 22 October 2021, about 96.4 million people in Japan received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine , while about 86.9 million were fully vaccinated. The Japanese government adopted various measures to limit or prevent the outbreak. Some observers describe this approach as constituting a unique "Japan Model" of COVID-19 response. On 30 January 2020, former prime minister Shinzo Abe established

6864-463: Was held from December 2 to December 15. The 1978 Tag League, featuring 6 teams, was held from December 1 to December 15. Abdullah the Butcher used both The Sheik and Tor Kamata as partners. The 1979 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 30 to December 13. The 1980 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 28 to December 11. The 1981 Tag League, featuring 9 teams,

6952-431: Was held from February 5 to February 16 over eight shows. The 2015 Jr. Battle of Glory featured two blocks of five and was held from February 7 to February 20 over nine shows. The 2016 Jr. Battle of Glory featured two blocks of four and was held from February 12 to February 21 over five shows and contested for the vacant World Junior Heavyweight Championship . Originally Kazuki Hashimoto won block B, but had to pull out of

7040-418: Was held from February 7 to February 24 over eleven shows. The 2021 edition featured a single elimination tournament that took place between June 2 and June 3, 2021. The 2022 Junior League features one block of six participants and is held at the same time as the World's Strongest Tag Determination League between November 13 and December 7. The 2023 Junior League features one block of eight participants and

7128-505: Was held from June 24 to July 1 over six shows, involving two blocks of five. Foreign participation included Chris Sabin from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Unlike the previous year, the Junior Heavyweight champion, Katsuhiko Nakajima , was allowed to compete. The 2008 Junior League featured two blocks of five and is being held from July 20 to August 3 over nine shows. The 2009 Junior League featured two blocks of five and

7216-425: Was held from November 14 to December 5. The 1999 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 13 to December 3. The 2000 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 19 to December 9. Due to a four-way tie for first place, the four teams were placed into a semifinals instead of the traditional one-match final. The 2001 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 24 to December 7. As with

7304-425: Was held from November 21 to December 11. The 1988 Tag League, featuring 11 teams, was held from November 19 to December 16. It was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1989 Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from November 17 to December 6. It was also to decide the vacant World Tag Team Championship . The 1990 Tag League, featuring 13 teams, was held from November 15 to December 7. It

7392-412: Was held from November 23 to December 6. The 2010 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from November 20 to December 7. The 2011 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from November 19 to December 4. The 2012 Tag League was held from November 17 to November 30. It was only the second to utilize a multi-block system, featuring 10 teams in two blocks, with the winners of each block facing each other in

7480-420: Was held from November 26 to December 13. The 1983 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 25 to December 12. The 1984 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 22 to December 12. The 1985 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 23 to December 12. The 1986 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from November 22 to December 12. The 1987 Tag League, featuring 12 teams,

7568-575: Was held from November 27 to December 13. Winners Bruiser Brody and Jimmy Snuka were the first winners to never win the World Tag Team Championship or its predecessors the International or PWF titles, as Stan Hansen , who had recently jumped from New Japan Pro-Wrestling and helped Brody and Snuka win the final, became Brody's new regular tag team partner beginning the following year. The 1982 Tag League, featuring 7 teams,

7656-439: Was nearly 2.7 times the number of cases in China. On 14 January 2021, the country reached the third grim milestone of 300,000 cases, two days before the first anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Six days later, Japan overtook China in terms of the number of COVID-19 deaths. The country also reached the fourth grim milestone of 400,000 cases on 6 February 2021. About two months later, on 11 April 2021, Japan reached

7744-652: Was reinstated in 2014. In 2000 and 2015 the vacancy was determined by separate post-tournament playoffs between the 2nd and 3rd places. Ten-Koji ( Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima ) are the only team to win both the World's Strongest Tag Determination League and its counterpart in New Japan Pro-Wrestling , the World Tag League , as well as the only team to win both tournaments in the same year (2008). The 1977 Tag League, featuring 9 teams,

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