The policy chief of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to visit Taiwan.

Hagiuda Koichi plans to begin a three-day trip on December 10.

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has delivered his first policy speech in the Diet since taking office last month. Topping the agenda was the coronavirus pandemic.

Suga said, "The nationwide spread of infection has been declining since late June. But at the moment, this trend is slowing and the situation remains unpredictable. We will do everything to prevent an explosive increase in infections and protect people's health and lives. We will also resume social and economic activities and revitalize the economy."

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is to deliver a general policy speech on Monday when an extraordinary session of the Diet opens.

This will be the first Diet session since Suga took office in September.

The Bank of Japan has decided to maintain its policy of massive monetary easing to support the country's economy during the coronavirus pandemic.

In a two-day policy meeting that ended on Tuesday, the central bank also decided to increase its financing support for businesses to about one trillion dollars.

NHK has learned that the Japanese government's task force drew up a draft policy to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

The policy says prefectural governors could ask residents to refrain from going out for about 3 weeks, if the prime minister declares a state of emergency to deal with the outbreak.

The Japanese government launched a coronavirus task force based on new legislation on Thursday. A panel of experts will meet so the task force can draw up a basic policy to deal with the outbreak.

A similar policy was compiled under former legislation when a new strain of influenza spread around the world in 2009.

Japan's Cabinet approved a policy on Friday that enables the government to invalidate the visas of people coming from China and South Korea. The measure is among those aimed at preventing the spread of the new coronavirus.

The Japanese government will cancel the visas next Monday. All foreign nationals coming from the two countries will be denied entry into Japan, if they do not have new visas.

Japan's government has decided on a basic policy for measures to protect against a domestic outbreak of the new coronavirus. It includes asking people with minor symptoms to recuperate at home, in order to secure adequate care at medical facilities for those who are seriously ill.

The government's task force on the new coronavirus met on Tuesday at the prime minister's office.

The Japanese government has unveiled its new strategy to deal with the growing coronavirus outbreak. Major measures include telecommuting, working staggered hours, and accepting patients at general hospitals in areas of high infection.

Members of the government's task force decided on the new policy at their meeting at the prime minister's office.

The Japanese government has decided to postpone a decision on the basic policy for the development of integrated resorts including casinos following a bribery scandal.

The government drafted a basic policy, which includes criteria for selecting areas where the resorts will be built, in September. It was planning to officially approve the policy by the end of January.

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