Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials reported 239 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
It's the sixth straight day that the figure has topped 200, and the 18th consecutive day with more than 100 cases.
Mourners have offered prayers for the victims of the stabbing rampage four years ago at a care facility for people with intellectual disabilities near Tokyo.
On July 26, 2016, 19 residents between the ages of 19 and 70 were killed and 26 others were injured at the home in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japanese weather officials say heavy rain has been intermittently pounding the greater Tokyo area and the country's central region of Tokai.
Meteorological Agency officials say rainclouds have developed over those regions due to warm and damp air flowing toward the seasonal rain front over Japan.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Japan now exceeds 30,000 cases.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 295 new cases on Saturday. It's the fifth straight day that the figure has topped 200.
Weather officials say a seasonal rain front lingering over Japan is creating localized rainclouds that will unleash torrential showers over western and eastern Japan through Monday. They warn that the downpours could trigger landslides and cause rivers to overflow.
The Meteorological Agency says the rainclouds formed over the Kinki, Tokai and Kanto-Koshin regions on Saturday because of unstable atmospheric conditions.
US Major League Baseball has gotten underway after a delayed start with a number of Japanese players taking part in their debut game on Friday.
Slugger Tsutsugo Yoshitomo of the Tampa Bay Rays belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Japanese authorities confirmed 468 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday. This brings the total number of infections in the country to more than 30,000, including over 700 cases who were identified onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked near Tokyo earlier this year.
The total number of cases in Japan now stands at 30,208. That includes cases found during airport quarantine checks and 712 cases on the Diamond Princess.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko said 295 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed on Saturday.
It's the fifth straight day that the figure has topped 200, and the 17th consecutive day with more than 100 cases.
The commander of US forces in Japan has directed incoming personnel to take a coronavirus test before leaving a mandatory 14-day period of restricted movement upon arrival in the country.
The commander made the announcement on Friday, when it was confirmed that there have been 189 infections across US military facilities in Japan to date.
Weather officials say a seasonal rain front lingering over Japan is creating localized thunderclouds that will unleash torrential quantities of rain over western and eastern Japan through Sunday. They warn that the downpour could trigger landslides and overflowing rivers.
The Meteorological Agency says the rainclouds formed over the Tokai and Kanto-Koshin regions on Saturday because of unstable atmospheric conditions.
Coronavirus infections are continuing to increase in Japan. There were more than 700 new cases on Friday, including 260 in Tokyo.
It's the fourth straight day that the figure has topped 200, and the 16th consecutive day with cases in the triple digits.
Japanese weather officials are warning torrential rains may pound wide areas of western and eastern Japan over the weekend.
The Meteorological Agency says warm, damp air is flowing towards a seasonal rain front hovering over western and eastern parts of archipelago, destabilizing atmospheric conditions across wide areas.
A Chilean man suspected of murdering a Japanese student in France four years ago has been handed over to French law enforcement authorities.
Nicolas Zepeda was accompanied by Chilean officials from his home in Vina del Mar to an airport in the capital, Santiago.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials reported 260 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday.
It's the fourth straight day that the figure has topped 200, and the 16th consecutive day with more than 100 cases.