An NHK survey shows one-in-three respondents affected by last month's rain-triggered disasters in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are experiencing negative effects of the coronavirus on their lives and rebuilding efforts.

NHK conducted the survey in late July, covering 104 people in Hitoyoshi City, Kuma Village, Yatsushiro City, and Ashikita Town. The four municipalities were hard hit by floods and mudslides caused by record downpours on July 4, almost one month ago.

The Japanese government has released revised figures for the January-to-March GDP. They show the country's economy shrinking at an annualized rate of minus 2.2 percent in real terms.

The number released by the Cabinet Office is the same as the previous figure of minus 2.2 percent.

Over 1,300 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Sunday across Japan. Authorities have counted more than 1,000 new cases for five days in a row through Sunday.

In Tokyo, 292 new cases were reported on Sunday. The daily tally in the capital fell below 300 for the first time in four days.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 292 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday.

The daily tally in the Japanese capital fell below 300 for the first time in 4 days.

An aquarium in Okinawa has been temporarily closed after the southern island prefecture declared its own state of emergency amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

Officials at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in the town of Motobu say the facility will be closed from Sunday through August 15 to help prevent infections.

The coronavirus pandemic is increasingly making uncertain the future of Japan's project to set up integrated resorts that include casinos.

The government had planned to open the facilities sometime in the mid-2020s.

Tokyo reported a record 472 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. The daily tally in the Japanese capital topped 400 for the second day in a row. That puts the total number of infections in Tokyo more than 13,000.

Tokyo officials say the increase may be due to outings during the 4-day holiday last month.

A kabuki theater in Tokyo has reopened five months after a coronavirus-related closure in March.

Following the lifting of shutdown requests for theaters, Kabukiza resumed in-person performances on Saturday by implementing preventive measures according to coronavirus guidelines recommended by experts.

A remote Tokyo island is applying for recognition of its starry night skies by an international organization.

Kozushima, an island 180 kilometers south of central Tokyo, plans to apply for the "International Dark Sky Places" status in late August.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported a record 472 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. It is the second day in a row that the daily tally in the Japanese capital has topped 400.

The capital reported 463 cases on Friday.

Japanese weather officials say the rainy season appears to have ended in the Tokai and Kanto-Koshin regions including Tokyo.

The Metrological Agency declared the end of the wet season on Saturday before noon.

Plant quarantine officials in Japan have had a number of inquiries about unsolicited packages of seeds apparently sent from China. They are calling on people not to plant them.

On Tuesday, a man in Miura City in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo received a silver packet containing a bag of dozens of seed-like objects, each measuring about 2 millimeters. The shipping label suggests it came from China.

Japan has hit a record high in daily coronavirus infections for a third day in a row. Officials say more than 1,500 cases were confirmed on Friday.

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo said, "We are closely watching the situation with a sense of high alert. We are prioritizing testing. We will conduct tests extensively to detect and isolate virus carriers."

Japan's government and major US pharmaceutical company Pfizer have reached an agreement over the supply of a coronavirus vaccine.

Japanese health minister Kato Katsunobu told reporters on Friday that under the deal, if Pfizer succeeds in developing the vaccine, it will supply Japan with 120 million doses for 60 million people by the end of June, 2021. A person needs to be vaccinated twice.