Share of public schools closing temporarily amid COVID-19 Japan 2020, by type

As of June 23, 2020, around 55 percent of public schools for special needs education had to close temporarily for 31 to 40 days due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. Close to 100 percent of the surveyed public schools in the country experienced a temporary closure after April 1. Following the rapid growth of the number of COVID-19 cases, the government declared a countrywide state of emergency on April 16 and requested businesses, schools, and others to shut down. The state was lifted completely on May 25.

截至2020年6月23日，日本约55%的公立特殊教育学校因新冠病毒（COVID-19）的传播而不得不临时关闭，关闭时长为31至40天。在4月1日之后，接近100%的受调查公立学校经历了临时关闭。随着COVID-19病例数量的急剧增加，政府在4月16日宣布全国进入紧急状态，并要求企业、学校等机构暂停运营。该紧急状态于5月25日完全解除。