Japan's minister in charge of the coronavirus response is recommending more detailed analysis of infection cases to better tackle the outbreak.

Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi was speaking to reporters on Friday. He referred to the nationwide tally of daily new cases that topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since August 21.

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Researchers in Japan say the death rate of hospitalized coronavirus patients was 7.5 percent in the country. This is about one third of the COVID-19 death rates reported in Britain and the United States.

The National Center for Global Health and Medicine on Thursday released the result of its analysis on 2,638 coronavirus patients admitted to 227 hospitals nationwide between March and early July.

Japanese weather officials warn that continuing heavy rain in some parts of the country may trigger life-threatening disasters. Click to watch our NHK World meteorologist provide the latest details and the rain forecast.

Japanese weather officials warn that continuing heavy rain in some parts of the country may trigger disasters. Click to watch our NHK World meteorologist provide the latest details and the rain forecast.