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The resumption of business travel between Japan and China is making travel agencies in China busy with inquiries from local businesses about trips to Japan.

On Monday, the two countries eased entry restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, allowing businesspeople to make trips for both short- and long-term stays. This will allow for business activities on a limited scope even during a 14-day quarantine period.

Japan is coming out of the first weekend in a three-week period the central government has deemed crucial for curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

Several prefectural governments, including Tokyo and Osaka, have requested bars and restaurants serving alcohol to limit their hours.

Japanese officials reported 2,066 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.

Sixteen people died of the disease.

Japanese lawmakers have celebrated the 130th anniversary of the opening of the country's parliament.

The beginning of Japan's parliamentary system dates back to 1890, when members of the Imperial Diet gathered for the first time.

A fireball was seen by people across wide areas of western Japan in the early hours of Sunday.

NHK cameras in the prefectures of Mie, Aichi and elsewhere captured the fireball in the southern sky at 1:34 a.m.

A record 2,684 people were found to have been infected with the coronavirus in Japan on Saturday.

Fourteen deaths have also been reported.

People campaigning in Hiroshima have started collecting signatures to urge the Japanese government to sign and ratify the UN treaty banning nuclear arms. The treaty will come into force in January.

A group of about 30 people appealed for support near Peace Memorial Park in the western city on Saturday. Visitors were seen responding to their calls.

A collision between a leisure fishing boat and a cargo vessel at a port in eastern Japan has left one person dead.

Coast guard officials say the accident occurred at around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday at Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Hospitals across Japan are under growing strain due to the surge in coronavirus cases.

The health ministry says that as of Wednesday, there were 7,826 inpatients with COVID-19 symptoms. That was a rise of more than 1,800, or 32 percent, from a week earlier.

NHK has learned the details of a new Japanese government export plan that covers farm, forestry, and fishery products, as well as alcohol. The government wants to increase the value of annual shipments to 5 trillion yen or about 48 billion dollars by 2030.

The draft document focuses on 27 items, including beef, rice, apples, yellowtail fish and Japanese sake. It sets a mid-term export target of about 19 billion dollars in annual value by 2025.

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is seeking to strengthen cooperation with China in the economic field to improve relations. He also wants China to act positively on maritime and security issues around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

Japan controls the islands. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory. China and Taiwan claim them.

The Japanese government has scaled back a popular domestic tourism campaign due to the coronavirus, which is now spreading rapidly nationwide.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi said, "Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and ministers concerned have decided to temporarily halt subsidies for travel to the cities of Sapporo and Osaka."

The Japanese government will scale back a popular domestic tourism campaign due to the coronavirus, which is now spreading rapidly nationwide.

Officials are expected to halt subsidies for travel to certain hot spots. The tourism minister says any affected businesses will likely be compensated for their losses.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is arriving in Japan on Tuesday for talks with his counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu. He is also expected to meet Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide the following day.

This will be the first time since the launch of Suga's Cabinet that a high-ranking official from China is coming to Japan.