Japan's average life expectancy reached record highs for both men and women last year.
The health and welfare ministry says the average lifespan was 87.45 years for women and 81.41 for men.
Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi says experts want social restrictions to stay in place to prevent a new surge in coronavirus infections. Nishimura is the minister in charge of the government's response to the pandemic.
Nishimura spoke to reporters on Friday after a meeting of a panel of experts to assess the state of the outbreak.