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Prime Minister Abe Shinzo entered the prime minister's office shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday.

He responded to greetings from reporters as he entered the office.

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is making arrangements to hold a news conference at the prime minister's office on Friday. He is expected to mention his health, as he has recently undergone medical checks.

This will be Abe's first news conference since the one he gave in Nagasaki City on August 9. It will also be the first one at the prime minister's office since June 18. That was one day after the end of the ordinary Diet session.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say they expect to confirm more than 460 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.

This would be the first time the daily tally for the capital has exceeded 400. Tokyo confirmed 367 new infections on Thursday.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say they expect to confirm more than 400 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.

This would be the first time the daily tally for the capital has exceeded 400.

Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say they expect to confirm more than 290 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.

The figure is likely to exceed the previous daily record of 286 cases reported on Thursday.

Officials of Japan's professional baseball and soccer leagues have agreed to welcome back fans to stadiums from Friday as scheduled, even as coronavirus numbers continue to rise.

The two sports' organizers held a joint task force meeting online on Monday that included infectious disease experts.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says the government will lift travel restrictions across prefectural borders on Friday, as the daily number of coronavirus cases continues to fall nationwide, except in a few localities.

Abe made the announcement at a meeting of the government's taskforce on the coronavirus on Thursday.

The Japanese government says smartphone users will be able to download a coronavirus contact-tracing app starting Friday.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Nishimura Yasutoshi, the minister in charge of the government's coronavirus response, said he wants people to install the app to protect lives.

There were 165 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported in Tokyo on Friday. It was the first time in three days that the figure topped 100.

Fewer than 50 new infections were reported on Wednesday and Thursday.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says the names of facilities to be closed down under a state of emergency declared by the prime minister will be announced on Friday.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

It's been reported that Snow Man member Iwamoto Hikaru (26) will temporarily suspend his activities. On the March 27th issue of weekly tabloid magazine 'FRIDAY,' it was reported that Iwamoto consumed alcoholic beverages with a minor back when he was a Johnny's Jr. member in November 2017. 

A statement was released on Johnny & Associates' official website, stating, "We sincerely apologize to all of our fans and supporters for causing worries and troubles due to the article that was published the other day. We are truly sorry that such reports surfaced during these unstable times caused by the new coronavirus." 

Japan's foreign minister says China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi will likely visit Japan starting on Friday. Toshimitsu Motegi suggested that Yang will discuss President Xi Jinping's visit to Japan scheduled for April.

Motegi was speaking to his ruling party colleagues on Thursday about his phone talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the previous night.

A third group of passengers from the virus-stricken cruise ship in Japan will leave the vessel on Friday.

Coronavirus infection has been confirmed in 634 passengers and crewmembers on the Diamond Princess, moored at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo.

Passengers on the cruise ship Westerdam may start disembarking on Friday at a port in southern Cambodia after being denied entry at several ports elsewhere for fear of coronavirus infection.

The Westerdam arrived off the port of Sihanoukville on Thursday morning, following Cambodia's decision to allow the ship to dock in the country.