A railway operator is testing disinfectant robots at a station in Tokyo to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Media personnel were invited to view the test on Monday at Takanawa Gateway Station on the Yamanote Line, which is operated by East Japan Railway Company, or JR East. The station opened in March.
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.
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.
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.
Fireworks lit up the skies across Japan at 8 p.m. on Friday, which was to be the date of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics before it was postponed.
The Junior Chamber International Japan organized the displays with fireworks companies across the country, hoping they would signal a fresh start despite the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says a record 366 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
This is the first time the daily total has exceeded 300 in Tokyo. The tally has now topped 100 for 15 straight days.
Major tourist spots in Tokyo received relatively small numbers of visitors on Thursday, the start of a four-day weekend.
Many people are believed to have been deterred from going out by a recent resurgence of coronavirus cases and the Tokyo governor's calls to stay at home as well as rainy weather.
NHK has learned that more than 300 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Tokyo on Thursday.
The figure is the highest on record for the Japanese capital, and has exceeded the 100-mark for 15 days in a row.
An NHK survey on the Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed for a year, has found that sport-related bodies expect organizers to decide at least six months prior to the scheduled opening whether the event will take place.
Thursday marks one year until the opening of the Tokyo Games, which were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is urging people to stay home over the holiday weekend starting on Thursday. The call comes the same day the nation hits an all-time high for daily cases.
Tokyo officials met with experts on Wednesday and decided to maintain the highest level of alert. Over the past week, an average of more than 230 new cases have been reported each day. Untraceable cases are on the rise.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is urging people to stay home over the holiday weekend starting on Thursday.
The capital remains on the highest level of alert for the coronavirus, as newly confirmed cases bring its total virus count above 10,000.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has called on people to refrain from going out over the four consecutive holiday weekend from Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the capital.
Koike said at an extraordinary news conference on Wednesday that infections are spreading in wider areas and across generations.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 238 coronavirus cases were newly confirmed on Wednesday.
The daily tally exceeded the 200 mark for the second day in a row, and has been in the triple-digits for 14 days straight.