The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to roll out an ¥800 billion relief package in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, a figure that far exceeds what was seen in the capital during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis or the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent nuclear disaster in March 2011. (Japan Times)

The operator of Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen line says it will cut the number of its train services linking Tokyo and Osaka by about 20 percent due to the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

Prime Minister Abe has been accused by critics of prioritizing the economy and the Olympic Games over the well-being of the Japanese public. As his approval rating falls, the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing. (dw.com)

The Japanese government is moving ahead with its decision to expand current areas under a state of emergency to everywhere across the country after it has received feedback from an advisory panel of experts. (NHK)

Japan urged its citizens on Wednesday (Apr 15) to stay home, as media reports warned that as many as 400,000 of them could die of the coronavirus without urgent action, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came under pressure to hand out more cash. (channelnewsasia.com)

Hikari Aizuma helps workers stay sharp and maintain a balanced lifestyle while working from home. (soranews24.com)

Japanese conglomerate Toshiba will soon suspend operations at all its offices and factories in the country, in principle, to prevent coronavirus infections. (NHK)

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has proposed building an economy that is less dependent on one country, China, so that the nation can better avoid supply chain disruptions. (Nikkei)

Japan needs 13 million N95 masks in the coming months to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It can secure only 700,000 this month. (Nikkei)

NHK has learned that nine of Japan's 47 prefectures have almost run out of hospital beds to treat coronavirus patients. (NHK)

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has urged all businesses in the seven prefectures included in the state of emergency to reduce the number of in-office workers by at least 70%. (NHK)

Day after day, the rising number of new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo and nationwide is making headlines. But what is even more alarming is the increasing number of instances where authorities can’t track where the patient got it from. (Japan Times)

Shrines designated as UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tochigi Prefecture's Nikko, north of Tokyo, have temporarily closed to prevent infections of the new coronavirus. (NHK)

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 8,000 as of Tuesday evening. The figure includes people found positive in airport quarantine checks, health ministry officials and those who returned to Japan on chartered planes. (NHK)

Only 38 percent of public and private schools across Japan managed to begin their new academic year this month with students in classrooms amid the coronavirus epidemic, the education ministry said. (Japan Times)

Imposing scene has some people now fearing the authorities. (soranews24.com)

The spread of the new coronavirus is rattling even Japan's largest companies. (Nikkei)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 91 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in the capital on Monday, bringing the total to 2,158. (NHK)

Anyone whose ever strolled through Tokyo’s Akihabara district or comparable areas like Osaka’s Denden Town have likely encountered euliens (pronounced “eh-oo-lee-en“). (soranews24.com)

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 7,000 as of Sunday. (NHK)

The All Japan Judo Federation said Sunday that its managing director, Soya Nakazato, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections within the federation to nine. (Japan Times)

Coffeehouse chain shuts its doors to keep customers away but ends up attracting crowds instead. (soranews24.com)

When people stay away, the rats come out to play. (soranews24.com)

A doctor in the United States has warned what happened in New York could happen in Tokyo. (NHK)

Fireworks displays and other summer events in Japan have been canceled by organizers, more than three months before their scheduled dates, due to the spread of the new coronavirus. (Japan Today)