Japan's transport ministry has asked taxi drivers to use the fresh air mode of their vehicles' air conditioners to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. It also requested that they wear masks and ask passengers to do the same.
The ministry sent the requests through a taxi industry group after studying simulations by the supercomputer Fugaku at the RIKEN research institute.
As Japan reopens its economy, NHK has discovered that the government has influenced the findings of independent experts helping to shape its coronavirus policies.
Sources say the administration asked the panel to change some of its advisories out of fear they would spark panic.
NHK has learned that Japanese authorities asked a government panel of experts tasked with coming up with measures against the coronavirus to change the wording of its proposals in order to avoid sparking panic in society.
Panel members presented their views and proposals on ten occasions, as part of their voluntary efforts to promote measures to fight the outbreak.
The Japanese government is to call on companies in Tokyo and 12 prefectures that are on a special coronavirus alert to reduce by at least 70 percent the number of their employees traveling to work.
Thursday marks exactly one month since the government declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six prefectures, including Osaka.
We can all agree that the R34-generation Nissan Skyline GT-R is one of the most iconic performance cars to ever come out of Japan with rare variants proving to be very expensive and collectible.
Japan's health ministry has drafted a plan to provide daycare for children whose schools have been asked to close to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The plan was compiled after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested the temporary closure of all schools from Monday.
Organizers of the Tokyo Marathon are asking registered runners residing in China to refrain from joining in this year's event due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
A total of around 38,000 runners are expected to participate in the full marathon or in the 10-kilometer race on March 1. About 1,800 of them are living in China.