The Japanese government is now aiming to give coronavirus vaccines to anyone who wants them by October or November.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide made the remark in the Diet on Wednesday.

The head of the Japanese government's coronavirus advisory panel has reiterated his call for full measures to prevent infections for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Answering questions at a Lower House committee meeting on Wednesday, Omi Shigeru stressed the need to avoid putting extra strain on the healthcare system.

A large-scale coronavirus vaccination center in Tokyo has been equipped with mist machines to help visitors cope with the heat while waiting.

Six mist machines were installed around reception and waiting areas at the site on Tuesday when the temperature rose above 31 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for the first time this year.

Japanese police say at least 500 people infected with the coronavirus have died at home and places other than hospitals across the country after their condition suddenly worsened.

The National Police Agency said the deaths occurred between March of last year and May of this year.

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has said the government aims to roll out coronavirus vaccines to everybody who wants them by October or November.

Suga made the remark in the Diet on Wednesday. He said, "In October or November, we want to finish vaccinating all people who need or want to be vaccinated. I myself will lead all-out efforts to roll out vaccinations and contain the spread of the virus."

The head of major Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai says he will take into account the overall cost of treating Alzheimer's disease when setting the price for its new medication for the condition.

Eisai CEO Naito Haruo made the comment during an online briefing to investors and media outlets on Wednesday.

The Japanese Olympic Committee is expected to raise the ratio of women on its board to at least 40 percent from the current level of 20 percent.

The JOC reviewed its rules on executive positions to ensure transparency in management and promote gender equality, based on the governance code for sports organizations adopted in June last year.

Japan's Environment Ministry has called for people to change their lifestyles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its annual white paper.

The report, which was approved at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, is the first white paper on the environment compiled since the government last year announced that Japan aims to reduce its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050.

In Japan, companies and universities are offering to help in the government's efforts to roll out vaccinations.

Inoculations for healthcare workers and the elderly are underway, but the country's vaccination rate remains below 20 percent.

The chief of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee says journalists who come to Japan to cover the Games will be monitored for two weeks through GPS and other means.

Hashimoto Seiko made the remark at an organizing-committee meeting on Tuesday.

The Lower House of Japan's Diet has adopted a resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar and calling for quick restoration of a democratic political system.

The draft resolution, submitted by a nonpartisan group, was approved with majority support in a lower chamber plenary session on Tuesday.

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have conducted a drill to check the operation of a security monitoring system for venues at the games.

The Tokyo organizing committee plans to set up security headquarters for each of the 48 venues, including the athletes' village. About 8,000 security cameras and 2,500 sensors will be installed in and around the sites.

Local officials in central Japan have prayed for the safety of trekkers on Mount Ontake as the climbing season opened for the area. The mountain erupted seven years ago, causing the country's deadliest volcanic disaster since World War Two.

The mountain straddling Gifu and Nagano prefectures erupted in September 2014, leaving 58 people dead and five missing. Volcanic activity has since subsided and the number of trekkers on the mountain is starting to increase.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 351 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, marking the 24th straight day of week-on-week declines in the daily tally.

Sunday's figure fell by 97 from a week earlier.