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Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has indicated that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will likely be held without spectators if a state of emergency is declared during the Games.

On Friday, the government advisory panel chief Omi Shigeru and other experts suggested that it is desirable that the Games should be held without spectators. They also proposed that if spectators are to be allowed, then stricter restrictions should be adopted than the current standards for large-scale events.

Tokyo stocks plunged on Monday, following a drop in New York on Friday.

The Nikkei Average finished the day at 28,010, down 953 points, or 3.29 percent, from Friday's close.

Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures have shifted to focused coronavirus restrictions after the areas' third state of emergency came to an end on Sunday. However, the strictest measures remain in effect in Okinawa.

In Osaka, bars and restaurants meeting the local government's guidelines are now allowed to serve alcohol for the first time in two months. But it can be served only between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Five parties preparing for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will meet on Monday to decide how many domestic spectators should be allowed amid the coronavirus threat.

Officials from the Games' organizing committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan government and the International Olympic and Paralympic committees are taking part.

The coronavirus state of emergency was lifted on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. It will remain in effect in Okinawa through July 11.

Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures will transition to focused restrictions from Monday.

The coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted at the end of the day on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. It will remain in effect in Okinawa through July 11.

Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures will transition to focused restrictions from Monday.

Members of Uganda's Olympic team have arrived in Japan to start gearing up for the Games at their training camp. But their preparations suffered a setback, when one person tested positive for the coronavirus at an airport quarantine station.

A plane carrying the nine teammates touched down at Narita Airport near Tokyo on Saturday. The athletes will participate in boxing, weightlifting and swimming.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 376 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday, up 72 from a week ago.

The seven-day average number of new cases through Sunday stands at 388.

A giant panda who has fathered 16 cubs was given a Father's Day gift at a zoo in western Japan on Sunday.

The celebration for Eimei was held at Adventure World in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi, who is in charge of Japan's coronavirus response, says the government stands ready to declare a state of emergency without hesitation, if needed, ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted at the end of Sunday for nine prefectures. Seven of them, including Tokyo and Osaka, will shift to more focused restrictions from Monday.

Japan's minister in charge of the coronavirus vaccine rollout has expressed hope that elementary and junior high school students will be vaccinated during their summer break, if they choose to. He added that the education ministry will likely announce its plan on inoculations for schoolchildren in the near future.

Kono Taro appeared on a program from a commercial TV broadcaster on Sunday.

The Japanese government is ending the coronavirus state of emergency on Sunday for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. Only Okinawa Prefecture will remain under the measure through July 11.

Seven of the nine prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka, will have the state of emergency replaced with focused restrictions that begin Monday.

The coronavirus state of emergency is ending in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures on Sunday, although it will remain in effect in Okinawa. In most places, it's being replaced by intensive quasi-emergency measures. But many people are worried the easing of the restrictions could spark another surge in cases.

The move comes as the pandemic continues to overshadow the upcoming Olympics. Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has cancelled public-viewing events planned for the Games by the metropolitan government. Instead, some sites will be used to give vaccinations.

People from Myanmar living in Japan gathered in Tokyo to call for the release of the country's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi on her 76th birthday on Saturday.

About 250 people sang a song to celebrate her birthday in front of a university in Shibuya Ward.