Japan's top government spokesperson says the government will act swiftly on the child abuse cases revealed at a nursery.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu spoke to reporters on Monday about the cases at the Sakura Hoikuen nursery in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is pledging to do whatever it takes to contain the new coronavirus.
Suga said, "We must stay vigilant, as the number of new cases and seriously ill patients recently hit record highs. The situation at hospitals is becoming urgent, as serious cases threaten to overwhelm the number of available beds. We are facing a sense of crisis. Protecting the lives and livelihoods of the people -- this is the top priority of my administration."
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged more than 200 million dollars in aid to ASEAN nations to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaders from ten ASEAN members, as well as Japan's Suga, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, met online on Saturday.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says Japan will step up support for the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to establish the rule of law in the region. He says there are actions in the South China Sea that run counter to the rule of law.
Suga on Monday spoke at a university in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, where he is visiting as part of his first overseas tour since taking office.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his government will do its utmost to rebuild the areas hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Suga was speaking on Friday at the first meeting of his Cabinet's taskforce on reconstruction from the disaster.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that his country will continue to work with the United Nations in the fight against the coronavirus.
Suga and Guterres held a teleconference for 20 minutes on Thursday morning.
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has pledged that Japan will contribute one million dollars to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Motegi took part in an online meeting on Wednesday with his counterparts from the 10-member ASEAN, China and South Korea.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide has pledged efforts to bring home nationals abducted by North Korea in response to the desperate wishes of their families.
Suga and a group of prefectural governors seeking to rescue the abductees met at the prime minister's office on Tuesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will step up cooperation with the international community to fight the coronavirus, now that the World Health Organization has declared a global pandemic.
Abe told reporters on Thursday morning the declaration is a response to the ongoing spread of the virus around the world.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government will secure funds necessary to implement reconstruction projects in areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Abe made the remark on Tuesday, at a joint meeting between the reconstruction taskforce and the nuclear disaster taskforce. His instruction comes one day before the ninth anniversary of the disaster in northeastern Japan.