Police in Japan were recently gifted a customized Lexus LC 500 to add to their fleet.

Major department stores in Japan are already set to start taking orders for New Year's delicacies known as osechi.

This year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, they are planning to offer food items in individual servings, rather than arranged for sharing. This will reduce the risk of infection.

A major department store in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, resumed most operations on Monday.

Apart from its food section, Takasaki Takashimaya in Takasaki City had been closed since April 18, one day after the central government expanded the state of emergency for the coronavirus outbreak to the entire country.