Japan plans to start the wide distribution of a domestically developed oral COVID-19 drug, Xocova, from next Monday, earlier than initially planned.

The Japanese government approved emergency authorization of Xocova on Tuesday. The first Japanese COVID-19 drug is made by pharmaceutical firm Shionogi. Xocova can be used to treat even mild symptoms.

Japanese health officials had confirmed 2,390 new cases of the coronavirus as of 8:00 p.m. on Monday.

That brings the total number of infections to 224,478, including 712 on a cruise ship.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday confirmed 392 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital.

That is the highest figure announced on a Monday since the pandemic began. The Monday number is usually lower because many medical institutions are closed on weekends.

LONDON — Japanese carmaker Honda hopes to restart production at its British factory on Monday after halting output because of transport-related delays that caused a shortage of parts.

Britain's major container ports, such as Felixstowe, have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has disrupted global trade, leaving containers in the wrong place and goods stacked up.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 314 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Monday.

The daily tally topped 300 for a sixth straight day.

The prime ministers of Japan and Vietnam will hold talks on Monday, when Suga Yoshihide meets with Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Vietnamese Prime Minister's office in Hanoi.

Suga arrived in Vietnam on Sunday at the start of his first overseas trip since taking office. He is also scheduled to give a speech on Japan's policy regarding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Vietnam will chair an ASEAN summit next month.

Visitors to Tokyo Disneyland will get access to some new attractions starting on Monday. The opening of an area that includes a "Beauty and the Beast" section was delayed by about half a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The theme-park's operator, Oriental Land, redeveloped 47,000 square meters of the site on Tokyo Bay at the cost of about 710 million dollars. That's the largest investment since Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983.

The Tokyo Metropolitan government says it confirmed 80 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.

It's the first time the daily figure has dropped below 100 since September 7. But officials are again urging thorough infection prevention measures, saying the pace of decline in the numbers is slowing down.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 77 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Monday. It's the first time the daily figure has dropped below 100 since August 24.

The total number of infections in Tokyo has reached 21,849.

Japanese airlines have cancelled 579 domestic flights scheduled for Monday due to Typhoon Haishen.

Most of the flights were to depart from or arrive at airports in the Kyushu, Shikoku and Chugoku regions of western Japan.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 100 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday.

The daily tally in the Japanese capital has exceeded 100 for seven straight days.

Officials in Tokyo reported 95 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday. It's the first time the figure has dropped below 100 since July 8.

Metropolitan Government officials say about 60 percent of new cases are in their 20s and 30s.

Japanese authorities reported 644 new coronavirus cases nationwide on Monday, including 161 in Tokyo.

The total number of cases in Japan now stands at 57,569. That includes cases found during airport quarantine checks, as well as 712 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship that was docked near Tokyo earlier this year.

Japan's Cabinet Office will announce preliminary data on gross domestic product in the April-to-June quarter shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday.

Many surveys conducted by private-sector research companies attribute a record shrinkage in the second quarter to the coronavirus.