Officials in Tokyo are dealing with a jump in coronavirus infections. The number of new cases has now topped 200 for two days in a row. It's the first time that's happened since the start of the pandemic.
On Friday, officials reported a record high of 243 new cases. The capital recorded 224 for the previous day.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says a record-high 243 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on Friday in the capital.
The figure exceeded the 200 mark for the second day in a row, surpassing the 224 posted on Thursday.
NHK has learned that more than 240 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on Friday in Tokyo -- a record high.
The figure exceeded the 200 mark for the second day in a row.
Sources at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say 224 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
This is the highest-ever daily total for Tokyo. The 206 cases confirmed on April 17 had been the previous highest daily figure.
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund says it posted a record loss for the January-March quarter as share prices plummeted worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic. The loss for the quarter was 17.7 trillion yen, or about 165 billion dollars.
Other quarters of the year posted profits. The overall loss for the fiscal year through March was about 77 billion dollars. It is the first time since fiscal 2015 for the pension fund to record a loss for the full year, and the second largest annual loss since the global financial crisis in 2008.
More than 17,400 people with dementia were reported missing in Japan last year.
The National Police Agency says 17,479 people diagnosed with or suspected of having dementia went missing in 2019. The figure increased from the previous year by 552, and has been rising since 2012.
Weather officials are warning of possible flooding and torrential rain in wide areas of Japan through Wednesday. Record rainfall is expected in the Tokai region in central Japan.
The Meteorological Agency said a rain front and a low-pressure system are creating unstable atmospheric conditions and causing localized downpours across wide areas from western to eastern Japan.
Japan's national debt has hit a new high for a fourth straight year.
The Finance Ministry says government debt stood at 1,114.54 trillion yen, or about 10.45 trillion dollars, at the end of March. That's an increase of about 104.85 billion dollars from a year earlier.
Japan's Cabinet has approved emergency economic measures of record proportions to deal with the impact of the coronavirus. The package is worth about 108 trillion yen, or one trillion dollars. The government plans to issue additional bonds to help fund the spending.
Also included is a plan to secure enough of the flu drug Avigan by the end of next March to potentially treat up to two million people infected with the new coronavirus.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say 97 more people have been confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus in the capital. The figure reported on Thursday is a record high for daily cases in Tokyo.
The news came after the previous one-day record of 78 was reported on Tuesday.
Health authorities in Japan reported 63 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday -- the highest daily increase excluding those linked to the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
The officials say the number of cases confirmed in the country reached 773 on Saturday.
Health authorities in Japan confirmed 62 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday -- the highest daily increase excluding those linked to the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
The officials say the number of cases confirmed in the country reached 772 as of 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Japan's National Police Agency says it detected a record number of suspected cyberattacks in the country last year.
The agency's Cyber Force Center observed an average of 4,192 cases of suspicious communications per day. That's an increase of about 50 percent from the previous year's daily average of 2,752.
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