Six railway operators in the Tokyo metropolitan area say they will not run services late into the night on New Year's Eve and early on New Year's Day due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The companies include East Japan Railway and Tokyo Metro.
A remote Tokyo island is applying for recognition of its starry night skies by an international organization.
Kozushima, an island 180 kilometers south of central Tokyo, plans to apply for the "International Dark Sky Places" status in late August.
Officials in Tokyo have called for precautionary measures against the coronavirus at night clubs in the Shinjuku Kabukicho area, one of the largest entertainment districts in Japan.
The recent surge in virus infections in the capital is partly blamed on nightlife drinking locations, such as host or hostess bars.
Night sky watchers say what appeared to be a fireball was seen streaking over wide areas of Japan.
It was a phenomenon created by a fragment of a falling asteroid burning as it descends into the atmosphere.
Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has urged people around the country not to visit restaurants and bars operating at nighttime.
A month-long state of emergency was declared on Tuesday in seven prefectures based on a revised law.
It has been disclosed that 38 people in Tokyo confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus whose infection routes remain unclear may have contracted the virus at night spots.
At a news conference on Monday, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko urged people not to spend time in bars and other spots operating during the nighttime hours. Koike said that such entertainment establishments are high risk, because they are closed spaces with poor ventilation.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko is urging people not to spend time in bars and other spots operating during the nighttime hours, in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
She was speaking at a news conference on Monday evening, following a recent spike in the number of the coronavirus infections in the capital.
Japan has so far been spared from the worst effects of the coronavirus pandemic. But health authorities are afraid that may now be changing.
Tokyo is emerging as the epicenter of the outbreak in the country. The Metropolitan Government is calling on people to stay at home after sunset, to help curb the spread.
On February 6, Goto Maki updated her Instagram account announcing that she has been appointed as ambassador of 'NATURICH Night Bra.'
Goto wrote, "I recently started wearing night bras to maintain my figure! When you wear one [night bra], your posture is corrected, making your figure look nice."
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