The Japanese government appears intent on collaborating with an incoming US administration to jointly lead efforts to bolster international cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide tweeted a congratulatory message to US Democrats Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their projected victory in the US presidential election.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 294 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday.
The daily figure has exceeded 200 for three days in a row.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has urged people to be careful not to bring the coronavirus home, stressing the importance of protecting the elderly.
Koike was speaking at a news conference on Friday, when the capital reported 242 new cases of infection. The daily figure has topped 200 for the second consecutive day.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 242 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday.
The daily figure has exceeded 200 for two days in a row.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 269 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday.
The preliminary figure, as of 3 p.m., marks the first time in three weeks that the capital's daily count has exceeded 250.
The Tokyo metropolitan government says it has confirmed on Wednesday 122 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital.
The daily tally has topped 100 for two straight days.
A new survey shows that more people moved out of Tokyo than migrated to the metropolis in the six months through September amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan's Internal Affairs Ministry says about 194,400 people moved to Tokyo between April and September, while nearly 200,000 moved out of the capital in that period.
The Tokyo metropolitan government says 87 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Monday.
The daily tally came in below the 100 mark for the first time in two weeks.
One of Asia's largest film festivals has opened in Tokyo, without the usual entry of actors and directors on a red carpet due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The opening of the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival was held at the Tokyo International Forum on Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 215 new cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed in the Japanese capital as of 3 p.m. on Saturday.
The daily tally has topped 200 for the third straight day. It has surpassed 100 for 12 days in a row.
Tokyo police are on standby against possible trouble as Halloween crowds are expected to gather this weekend in districts like Shibuya.
Huge crowds of young people and foreigners in costumes descend on Shibuya, Roppongi and other busy districts during the Halloween season.
NHK has learned that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning a six-fold increase in coronavirus testing capacity, in anticipation of a simultaneous outbreak of seasonal influenza.
Tokyo currently has a testing capacity of 10,200 per day. However, experts have warned that the capital should prepare for another wave of coronavirus infections.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 221 new cases of the coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
The last time the daily tally topped 200 was on October 24, when 203 new cases were reported.
Training for volunteers for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which have been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus, has resumed online.
Training for some 80,000 volunteers called "field casts," who will mainly work at competition venues, started in October last year. But it was suspended in February due to the outbreak and resumed online this month.