Japan's Meteorological Agency says Tropical Storm Chan-hom may approach the country over the weekend.

Weather officials say Chan-hom was advancing northward on Tuesday over waters south of Japan and is expected to develop a storm zone.

This is the first weekend since trips to or from Tokyo have been included in the government's nation-wide tourism stimulus campaign, "Go To Travel". The initiative offers large subsidies to tourists to help support the pandemic-hit economy.

The country's tallest tower, Tokyo Skytree is offering a 50 percent discount on the admission price this weekend. Visitors can also use special "Go To travel" coupons at cafes and other outlets inside the complex.

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.

Japan's Meteorological Agency is warning that a powerful typhoon will approach or land in the country's main southwestern island of Kyushu at close to full strength between Sunday and Monday.

Weather officials are calling on people to start preparing as soon as possible for Typhoon Haishen.

Japan's Meteorological Agency is warning that a powerful typhoon will approach or land in the country's main southwestern island of Kyushu at close to full strength between Sunday and Monday.

Weather officials are calling on people to start preparing as soon as possible for Typhoon Haishen.

Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan saw more passengers than usual on Thursday, the first day of a four-day weekend, while staff implemented anti-coronavirus measures.

Long lines formed at check-in counters.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is urging people to stay home over the holiday weekend starting on Thursday.

The capital remains on the highest level of alert for the coronavirus, as newly confirmed cases bring its total virus count above 10,000.

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has called on people to refrain from going out over the four consecutive holiday weekend from Thursday amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the capital.

Koike said at an extraordinary news conference on Wednesday that infections are spreading in wider areas and across generations.

Sources close to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say experts recommend that the capital remain on the highest level of alert for the new coronavirus on the four-tier scale.

Experts on infectious diseases reportedly concluded on Tuesday that "infections appear to be spreading in Tokyo." The view was based on an analysis of the extent of the outbreak in the week leading up to Monday.

More people in Japan are visiting city centers after the government lifted restrictions on travel between prefectures on Friday.

Mobile phone location data show that, as of 3 p.m. on Saturday, the number of people around Shinjuku Station in Tokyo was 9.9 points higher than a week before.

Outings declined in most prefectures across Japan on the first Saturday since the government extended the state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo released pedestrian traffic data collected from its base stations, without identifying users.

Outings in major cities across Japan declined on the first Sunday since the government expanded the state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic to cover the entire nation. But the decrease differed from area to area.

Cell phone carrier NTT Docomo released data from its base stations without identifying the users.

The number of people visiting commercial and entertainment districts in Japan fell sharply at the weekend -- the first since the government declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo released data collected at its base stations without identifying the users.

Tokyo has seen another increase in the number of new coronavirus infections. One-hundred sixty-six cases were confirmed on Sunday alone, bringing the total in the capital to more than 2,000.

Residents of Tokyo spent their first weekend at home since a month-long state of emergency was declared.