NHK has learned that foreign countries' national team training camps for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have been canceled or postponed in 16 cities across Japan due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

Osaka plans to offer free lunch meals for all students at municipally run elementary and junior high schools starting April amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, Mayor Ichiro Matsui said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

A Japanese court has sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing 19 intellectually disabled people at a care home almost four years ago. (NHK)

Japan's education ministry plans to draw up guidelines to provide educational opportunities for all foreign children living in Japan. (NHK)

Japan's health ministry has released a map showing clusters of coronavirus infections in the country. (NHK)

The number of coronavirus infections in Japan increased to 821 on Monday with 17 new cases confirmed. The data was compiled by local governments and the health ministry. (NHK)

One result of the government’s active promotion of social-distancing measures has been the emergence of new types of “remote” socialization, including reports of people shunning bars and enjoying drinks with friends over video chat from the safety of their own homes. (Japan Times)

Akiko Yamamoto, a 32-year-old office worker from Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, has a side business: She rents out an apartment in Tenjin, Fukuoka, Kyushu's largest downtown area, to tourists. (Nikkei)

Health authorities in Japan reported 63 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday -- the highest daily increase excluding those linked to the cruise ship Diamond Princess. (NHK)

Officials in western Japan's Mie Prefecture say a man who was a passenger on a cruise ship that was hit by the coronavirus has again tested positive after recovering from infection. (NHK)

Japan's ban on the price-gouging resale of face masks came into effect at midnight on Saturday. But manufacturers expect the shortage to continue for some time. (NHK)

About 70% of Japanese parents and caregivers are either "troubled" or "very troubled" by the nationwide closure of schools, according to a survey released on Tuesday. (Nikkei)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will inject "necessary and sufficient" funds into the economy and use "unprecedented ideas" to bring back growth. (Nikkei)

FUKUSHIMA – After nine long years, service on the Joban Line is fully back on track. (Japan Times)

Health authorities in Japan reported 63 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday -- the highest daily increase excluding those linked to the cruise ship Diamond Princess. (NHK)

Japan's ban on the price-gouging resale of face masks came into force on Sunday. Tokyo took the measure as masks have been in short supply amid the coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

Hundreds of people turned out on Saturday for the opening of the first new train station on Tokyo's Yamanote line in about half a century. (NHK)

A mild winter in many parts of Japan means the cherry blossoms are expected to arrive earlier than usual. By the time we hit April — the start of the fiscal year, the school term, and when new employees begin their first day on the job — the cherry blossoms are likely to be almost finished in the Kanto and Kansai regions. (Japan Times)

A 44-year-old man in Shimane Prefecture has been arrested after he pretended to have contracted the novel coronavirus and threatened to spread it at a local train station, NHK reported. (Japan Times)

Japan's Meteorological Agency has declared the start of cherry blossom season in Tokyo. (NHK)

All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. said Friday they will cancel more domestic flights as travel demand is drying up in the wake of the global coronavirus outbreak. (Japan Times)

Former Emperor Akihito, who abdicated last year, and his wife, former Empress Michiko, will move from the Imperial Palace in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward to a temporary residence in Minato Ward this month, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday. (Japan Times)

After a whirlwind week of coronavirus developments and setbacks that have placed much of the world on edge, the Upper House on Friday approved legislation authorizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency. (Japan Times)

Tokyo stocks plummeted Friday on escalating fears about the coronavirus outbreak, with the Nikkei index finishing at its lowest level in over three years after briefly posting the biggest point fall in nearly three decades as global markets were routed. (Japan Today)

Central Japan Railway Co. said Friday it will reduce services on its Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations later this month, due to a plunge in passengers amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Japan Times)