Japan's health ministry says 60,108 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed nationwide on Thursday. Officials say 130 people died from the virus.
The number of seriously ill patients increased by fifteen from Wednesday to 281 across the country.
Wednesday marked another daily coronavirus record in Japan. Officials confirmed more than 2,200 new cases -- a continuation of a troubling upward trend.
Just last month, fewer than 1,000 cases were reported each day.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say they confirmed 317 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Wednesday.
This is the first time since August 20 that the daily tally has exceeded 300. It is also the second straight day for the figure to surpass 200.
The coronavirus continues to spread in Japan, with several prefectures reporting more than 100 cases on Tuesday.
The daily tally in Tokyo topped 100 for 8 days in a row. The number of cases tends to be low on Monday and Tuesday because fewer virus tests are conducted over weekends.
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Word on the street has it that Fujifilm is working on a new mid-range camera in the form of the X-S10. Not much is known about the camera for now, but thanks to Fuji Rumors, it seems that they might have an idea on how big the camera is. As you can see in the image above, it looks like it will be much smaller than the flagship X-T4.
Unveiled earlier this year and expected to enter production this month, the 2021 Toyota Camry brings a few upgrades for the new model year and small visual revisions that help set the trim levels apart.
The operator of a nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan says it will restart two offline reactors about one month earlier than planned.
It says progress in building additional mandatory safety systems was faster than expected.
A 4-day holiday in Japan saw bigger crowds at some places than were seen between mid-January and mid-February before the spread of coronavirus.
Mobile operator NTT Docomo gathered data on foot traffic while preserving privacy.
A report from a couple of months ago suggested that to meet the demand of gamers stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sony could actually boost its PS5 production. However, that may no longer be the case, at least that’s according to a report from Bloomberg which suggests that Sony might actually end up producing less than expected.
The report claims that Sony might end up producing about 4 million less units than previously expected. The company had reportedly initially aimed to produce as many as 15 million units for the fiscal year, but now with the cuts, they are only expected to produce as many as 11 million units.
Microsoft recently unveiled its Xbox Series S console. Priced at $299, it is one of Microsoft’s cheapest consoles to date, especially for a next-gen console, and if you were worried about performance, it seems that you might not need to worry too much. This is because according to The Verge’s Tom Warren, it will be faster than the PS5.
According to Warren, it has been confirmed by Microsoft that the Series S and the more expensive Series X will use the same CPU, albeit at different clock speeds. The Series S will be clocked at around 3.6GHz, making it about 0.1GHz faster than the PS5. Of course at such a marginal difference, gamers might not even notice, but on paper, it’s actually impressive.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says about 464,000 households in the Kyushu region were without power as of 4 a.m. on Monday.
The utility says work to restore power will begin as soon as possible after the storm passes. Officials are urging residents to stay away from downed power lines.
More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.
As of 2:30 a.m. on Monday, evacuation orders were issued to:
Every year, it’s probably safe to assume that there are a number of iPhone users who decide that they want to make the switch to Android, and vice versa. There are many reasons for this, but for the iPhone SE, it seems that cost could be one of the main draws because according to Counterpoint Research, it has pulled in more Android users than before.
According to their data, the 2020 iPhone SE managed to attract 26% of Android users over to it. This seems to be higher than normal for Android users who are making the jump to Apple’s iPhones. According to Jeff Fieldhack, Counterpoint’s Research Director for North America, “Over 26% of iPhone SE users moved over from an Android device, which is higher than normal Android to iOS switching.”
Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say they expect to confirm more than 290 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.
The figure is likely to exceed the previous daily record of 286 cases reported on Thursday.