Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced a plan to set up "oxygen stations" to provide coronavirus patients with supplemental oxygen amid a rapid surge of serious cases.
The chief of the International Paralympic Committee has urged everyone involved in the Tokyo Paralympic Games to take thorough anti-infection measures as coronavirus cases in Japan reach record highs. The Paralympics are set to run from August 24 through September 5.
A Japanese jazz pianist who was badly injured during an attack at a subway station in New York last year has made a comeback in a famed jazz club in the city.