A teaser of Utada Hikaru's new song "Time," which will be released digitally on May 8, has been revealed via YouTube.
"Time" was written as the theme song for NTV's drama 'Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro,' which started on April 12. In addition to the teaser, the single's jacket cover has also been released.
Piko Taro's new song "PPAP-2020-" has been uploaded onto YouTube.
As the new coronavirus spreads throughout the world, Piko Taro thought about what he could do for everyone. "PPAP-2020-" is a rearrangement of "PPAP", which was released back in 2016. With the new song, he encourages hand washing and prays for people and peace throughout the world.
The governor of Tokyo has expressed alarm about the spread of the coronavirus as a daily record of 143 new cases was reported in the Japanese capital on Sunday.
Koike Yuriko told reporters that it's an astonishing number and what's more surprising is that nearly two-thirds of the cases had untraceable infection routes.
One hundred and eighteen more people in Tokyo were confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus on Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says the patients include girls between the ages of 10 and 19, and men and a woman into their 90's. There is no clear infection route for 81 of them, or nearly 70 percent.