Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his government is responding with promptness to new strains of the coronavirus.
Suga told reporters on Monday that Japan had suspended entry of non-resident foreign nationals as a proactive measure to protect the people of Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says his government will try to report to the UN by next November on how it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions through 2030.
Suga made the remark in his video message for an on-line summit commemorating the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Under the agreement, each country must determine and regularly report on its contributions to mitigate global warming.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has expressed confidence that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held successfully next year and also emphasized that safety for spectators is a top priority.
Bach held a joint news conference in Tokyo with the president of the Tokyo Organising Committee, Mori Yoshiro, on Monday. He earlier met Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he has agreed with the leaders of Vietnam and Indonesia to work together to build a peaceful and prosperous future in the Indo-Pacific region.
Suga spoke to reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday, at the end of his first overseas visit since taking office last month.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked officials to take full measures to prevent terror attacks and the spread of infectious diseases to ensure the success of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Abe told a meeting of a government task force on Friday that the host country should provide a safe environment for the Olympics.