First case of monkeypox detected in Japan, reports broadcaster NTV

Japan reported its first case of monkeypox on Monday, July 25, 2022. - Reuters

TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) : Japan's first case of the monkeypox virus was detected in Tokyo, broadcaster NTV reported on Monday citing an unnamed government source.

The infected person is a man in his 30s living in the capital, the Mainichi newspaper reported.