The annual Sanja Matsuri festival linked to Asakusa Shrine in central Tokyo was held on a smaller scale on Saturday and Sunday after being postponed since May due to the pandemic.
The route and the time of the portable shrine's procession were not announced, and the number of participants from the parish was limited to about 100 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
A bill that created a heated debate in Japan over the retirement system for public prosecutors has been scrapped.
The legislation aimed to raise the retirement age for public prosecutors in stages to 65. The Cabinet would have also allowed senior prosecutors to stay in their positions for up to three additional years.
An NHK opinion poll shows that more than 90 percent of the respondents support the decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
NHK conducted the survey over the weekend. More than 1,300 people responded.
A panel of experts says Japan's professional baseball and J-League soccer should postpone the start of their official seasons scheduled for next week due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
A liaison task force of the two sports groups held a second meeting behind closed doors on Monday to work together in responding to the outbreak.
Some Japanese companies have canceled or postponed their initiation ceremonies for new employees to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Electronics maker Toshiba called off its ceremony originally set for April 1 at its headquarters in Tokyo.
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has become difficult to conduct another robot survey inside the containment vessel of one of the crippled reactors by March.
Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, made the announcement on Thursday regarding the No.1 reactor, which experienced a meltdown due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The utility says it will announce later when it will begin the survey.