Japan Country Review 2011

As of 2009, there were an estimated 8,100 [6,300 - 10,000] people living with HIV and AIDS in Japan with around the third - 2,700 - comprised of women. The number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) since 1996 has continued to steadily rise with 1,075 reported new cases of HIV and 469 new cases of AIDS reported in 2010.