On January 25th, Yoshimoto Kogyo announced that comedian trio Jungle Pocket's Saito Shinji (38) has tested positive for COVID-19. 

According to the agency, Saito took the PCR test on January 20 ahead of a live performance and was confirmed positive on the 23rd. He is asymptomatic, and he'll be isolating at home until the 30th under instruction of the health center.

Jungle Pocket's Otake (38) and Ota Hirohisa (37) were tested at the same time, but they both received negative results.