A total of 25 Russians has been stranded at Tokyo's Haneda Airport for the past week after all flights between Japan and Russia were cancelled.

Airline companies began suspending regular flights to and from Russia since last Wednesday.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 161 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in the capital on Tuesday, bringing the total to 2,319.

Tokyo has been reporting daily increases of more than 100 cases since last Wednesday, except on Monday when the figure was below 100.

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.

Toshogu Shrine, Rinnoji Temple and Futarasan Shrine made the announcements on Monday.

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.

315 new cases were reported across the country, bringing the total to 8,006.

Japan's population has decreased for the 9th year in a row, with society continuing to gray.

The Internal Affairs Ministry estimates the total population, including foreign residents, at about 126.1 million as of October 1, 2019.

The Japanese minister in charge of coronavirus measures says the government aims to start cash handouts in May, to households suffering from falling income due to the outbreak.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi revealed the plan during a news conference on Tuesday.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 7,700 as of Tuesday morning. The figure includes people found positive in airport quarantine checks, health ministry officials and those who returned to Japan on chartered planes.

As of 1:30 p.m., 18 new cases were reported across the country, bringing the total to 7,709.

Japan's Environment Ministry says the country's greenhouse gas emissions were down for the fifth straight year in fiscal 2018.

The ministry says domestic emissions in the fiscal year that ended in March 2019 amounted to a carbon dioxide equivalent of 1.24 billion tons.

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan has exceeded 7,700 as of Tuesday morning. The figure includes people found positive in airport quarantine checks, health ministry officials and those who returned to Japan on chartered planes.

As of 11:30 a.m., 11 new cases were reported across the country, bringing the total to 7,702.

Japan has postponed ceremonies to proclaim Crown Prince Akishino as heir to the throne, due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The government made the decision on Tuesday. It follows the declaration of a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is seeking more hotel rooms to accommodate coronavirus sufferers with mild or no symptoms.

Tokyo government officials started moving patients to hotels in the capital earlier this month to free up hospital beds for those in a more serious condition.

Japan's health ministry says those who died or got seriously ill from the coronavirus were largely elderly but also included younger people.

The ministry released a breakdown of cases in Japan by age group, including deaths and seriously ill patients.

Over 70 percent of the respondents to an NHK survey are in favor of the idea of state compensation for businesses that join efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

NHK conducted the telephone survey of over 2,000 randomly chosen people aged 18 or older between Friday and Sunday. More than 1,200 people responded.

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, is calling on member companies to supply industrial masks that can be repurposed for medical use.

Keidanren put out the call to its roughly 1,400 members on Monday, in response to a government request.