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Excess deaths double in Japan in 2022

STORY: Excess deaths double in Japan in 2022 DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Tokyo and COVID-related footage STORYLINE: Japan saw excess deaths of up to 113,000 in 2022, more than double the year-earlier figure, according to newly released health ministry statistics, underscoring the possibility that COVID-19, directly and indirectly, contributed to the increase in excess mortality. The estimates were compiled by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), an institution under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. According to the NIID, the number of excess deaths, defined as the difference between the observed numbers of deaths in a certain period and the expected numbers of deaths in the same period, was between 47,330 and 113,399 in 2022, compared with 11,475 to 50,495 in 2021. Takaji Wakita, director-general of the NIID and chair of the health ministry's advisory panel, told reporters Wednesday t

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Masked wrestler elected to city council

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows masked wrestler Super Delfin ne Hiroto Wakita. He was elected as a member of the municipal assembly of Izumi in Osaka Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2012.

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Recipients of Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of the Order of Culture (from L) architect Tadao Ando, stage director Yukio Ninagawa, medieval historian Haruko Wakita, Nobel laureate chemist Akira Suzuki, nuclear physicist Akito Arima, Nobel laureate chemist Eiichi Negishi and fashion designer Issey Miyake pose for a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. They received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito.

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Hokkaido professors receive cash from PhD recipients

SAPPORO, Japan - Masaaki Hemmi (R), vice president of Hokkaido University, speaks at a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 22. Hemmi and the other university vice president, Minoru Wakita (L), met the press after nine professors and associate professors at the university were found to have received cash and gift certificates from seven people who acquired doctorate degrees after their theses were examined by them between fiscal 2007 and 2008.

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Man nabbed for selling fake Stussy aloha shirts

A large amount of fake Stussy aloha shirts have been confiscated by police at Kansai International Airport. Police said Hiroshi Wakita, 54, president of the clothing import company Pasadena, imported 3,700 shirts, illegally labeled with the trademark of U.S. clothing manufacturer Stussy, from South Korea. He was arrested by police.

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Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Horiuchi

Japan's COVID-19 vaccination minister Noriko Horiuchi (front L) and Takaji Wakita (front R), head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, hold talks at the institute in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2021.

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COVID-19 emergency planned in 7 more prefectures

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, speaks during a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021. Nishimura explained to the meeting the government's plan to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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Japan extends virus emergency for Tokyo and other regions

Takaji Wakita, the head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a House of Councillors committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2021. Japan extended the coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and other regions the same day by one month to March 7 in view of manpower-strapped hospitals.

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Hokkaido professors receive cash from PhD recipients

SAPPORO, Japan - Masaaki Hemmi (R), vice president of Hokkaido University, speaks at a news conference in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 22. Hemmi and the other university vice president, Minoru Wakita (L), met the press after nine professors and associate professors at the university were found to have received cash and gift certificates from seven people who acquired doctorate degrees after their theses were examined by them between fiscal 2007 and 2008. (Kyodo)

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Head of advisory panel on coronavirus response

Takaji Wakita (C), head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases who also chairs a government panel of experts on the coronavirus response, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 16, 2021, after a meeting of the advisory panel.

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Head of advisory panel on coronavirus response

Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases who also chairs a government panel of experts on the coronavirus response, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 16, 2021, after a meeting of the advisory panel.

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Recipients of Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients of the Order of Culture (from L) architect Tadao Ando, stage director Yukio Ninagawa, medieval historian Haruko Wakita, Nobel laureate chemist Akira Suzuki, nuclear physicist Akito Arima, Nobel laureate chemist Eiichi Negishi and fashion designer Issey Miyake pose for a photo session at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2010, a national holiday, Culture Day. They received the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus variant in Japan

Takaji Wakita (R), head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, meets the press in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2021, after three cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in Britain were confirmed in Japan.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, head of an advisory panel to the Japanese government's coronavirus response, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021, about the coronavirus situation in the country.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Takaji Wakita (R), head of an advisory panel to the Japanese government's coronavirus response, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021, about the coronavirus situation in the country.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, head of an advisory panel to the Japanese government's coronavirus response, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021, about the coronavirus situation in the country.

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Japan's 1st domestically transmitted new coronavirus variant

Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020, after Japan confirmed its first domestically transmitted new coronavirus variant.

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Japan's 1st domestically transmitted new coronavirus variant

Takaji Wakita (C), head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2020, after Japan confirmed its first domestically transmitted new coronavirus variant.

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2020, after a meeting of the government panel of medical experts which he chairs. Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 3,000 the same day.

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2020, after a meeting of the government panel of medical experts which he chairs. Japan's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 3,000 the same day.

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Surfing: Sara Wakita at Japan Open

Sara Wakita competes in the women's second round of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 2, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Sara Wakita at Japan Open

Sara Wakita competes in the women's third round of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 2, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Sara Wakita at Japan Open

Sara Wakita competes in the women's third round of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 2, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

(From L) Shigeru Omi, deputy chair of a government panel on the novel coronavirus, and Takaji Wakita, chair of the panel, attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2020, amid concerns over a possible second wave of virus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

(From L) Shigeru Omi, deputy chair of a government panel on the novel coronavirus, and Takaji Wakita, chair of the panel, attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2020, amid concerns over a possible second wave of virus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the novel coronavirus, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2020, amid concerns over a possible second wave of virus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the novel coronavirus, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2020, amid concerns over a possible second wave of virus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Shigeru Omi (L), deputy head of a coronavirus task force, speaks alongside Takaji Wakita, head of the task force, at a press conference at the health ministry in Tokyo on May 29, 2020, amid continued worries about the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura talks in a meeting with National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the coranavirus pandemic, at the institute's Toyama facility in Tokyo on May 24, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (back, 2nd from R) and National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita (front row, 3rd from L), chair of a government panel on the coranavirus pandemic, attend a meeting at the institute's Toyama facility in Tokyo on May 24, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the coranavirus pandemic, talks in a meeting with Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura at the institute's Toyama facility in Tokyo on May 24, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks during a House of Councillors budget committee session in Tokyo on May 20, 2020. The Japanese government plans to decide the next day on whether to lift a state of emergency still in place in Tokyo, Osaka and their neighboring prefectures as well as Hokkaido to control the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks during a House of Councillors budget committee session in Tokyo on May 20, 2020. The Japanese government plans to decide the next day on whether to lift a state of emergency still in place in Tokyo, Osaka and their neighboring prefectures as well as Hokkaido to control the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks during a House of Representatives budget committee session in Tokyo on May 20, 2020. The Japanese government plans to decide the next day on whether to lift a state of emergency still in place in Tokyo, Osaka and their neighboring prefectures as well as Hokkaido to control the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura (R) speaks in Tokyo on May 14, 2020, at a meeting of a government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus. Takaji Wakita, panel chair and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, also attends the meeting ahead of the planned lifting of a state of emergency for some parts of the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato (R) and National Institute of Infectious Diseases head Takaji Wakita attend a meeting of a government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus on May 14, 2020, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's battle against new coronavirus

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato (L) and Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus, exchange words before they start a meeting in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Takaji Wakita (R), chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2020, after a meeting of the panel. Panel member Shigeru Omi of the Japan Community Healthcare Organization can be seen on the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Shigeru Omi (L) of the Japan Community Healthcare Organization speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2020, after attending a government panel of experts over the spread of the novel coronavirus. Takaji Wakita, chair of the panel and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, can be seen on the right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Takaji Wakita, chair of a government panel on the new coronavirus and head of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2020, after a meeting of the panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Takaji Wakita (3rd from L), head of a Japanese government panel of experts working on measures against the new coronavirus, and his deputy Shigeru Omi (2nd from L) attend a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2020. The panel warned of a healthcare system collapse if the sharp increase in coronavirus infections seen recently in urban areas continues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita meets the press after attending a meeting of a government panel of experts on the new coronavirus in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita (R) speaks at a press conference following a meeting of a government panel of experts on the new coronavirus in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2020. Seen on the left is Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato, who also attended the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato (L) speaks at a press conference after attending a meeting of a government panel of experts on the new coronavirus in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2020. Seen on the right is National Institute of Infectious Diseases chief Takaji Wakita, who chaired the meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man nabbed for selling fake Stu

A large amount of fake Stussy aloha shirts have been confiscated by police at Kansai International Airport. Police said Hiroshi Wakita, 54, president of the clothing import company Pasadena, imported 3,700 shirts, illegally labeled with the trademark of U.S. clothing manufacturer Stussy, from South Korea. He was arrested by police.