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Analysts have updated their projections for Japan's GDP as the impact of the pandemic becomes clearer. They're expecting a return to growth in fiscal 2021, but not before some significant economic pain.

Eight private research firms revised their projections for Japan's economy. The changes come after the country's GDP shrank at an annualized 27.8 percent in real terms in the April-to-June period.

The organizer of a stage production in Tokyo says 37 people, including actors and members of the audience, have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.

The play ran between June 30 and July 5 at Theater Moliere in Shinjuku Ward.