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)

The government will allow the governors of all 47 prefectures to "strongly request" that residents avoid nightclubs, hostess bars and other busy downtown spots to prevent more coronavirus clusters from developing, officials said Saturday. (Japan Times)

Millions of people will be inconvenienced by the Tokyo metropolitan government's business shutdown campaign as the city battens down against increasing numbers of coronavirus infections, but some of the megalopolis's most marginalized residents will lose their homes. (Nikkei)

Japan, with its teams of Covid-19 "cluster busters" has gained a lot of very useful information, including that only one in five infected people spread the disease, the World Health Organization said on Friday (April 10). (thestar.com.my)

The government said Friday it plans to postpone this month's ceremonies to celebrate Crown Prince Fumihito's ascent to first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, while Emperor Naruhito described the coronavirus outbreak as "a great challenge to mankind." (Japan Today)

Data from an IT firm shows a sharp drop in night-time visitors to parts of Japanese cities that are usually bustling, after the government declared a state of emergency in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

The Kyoto Prefectural Government will ask the central government to add it to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic, Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki said Friday. (Japan Times)

The operator of Narita airport near Tokyo said Friday it will shut one of the two runways as air travel demand has collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Today)