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Osaka Prefecture reported 8,612 new cases of the virus Tuesday, while Tokyo recorded 12,813 infections the same day.

The 327 that have temporarily suspended services as of last Thursday, excluding privately operated or locally licensed ones, exceeded the previous high of 185 in September.

The ASDF officer and 21 other mission members who are suspected to be close contacts of the infected individual are being isolated at an accommodation facility in Australia.

The warning comes following an incident in which a Vietnamese man allegedly suffered serious injuries at the hands of Japanese co-workers for about two years.

The government on Monday raised its travel alert to its second-highest Level 3 for Ukraine, urging its nationals to avoid any trips to the country.

Companies and local governments are drawing up measures to keep business going even if many staffers can't work due to infection or being deemed a close contact.

The loss of the Nago mayoral candidate opposed to the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city spells trouble for Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki.

A transport vessel of the Maritime Self-Defense Force departed Monday for Tonga as part of Japan's continuing relief efforts to the nation.

Japan's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 78 from a week earlier to 18,522.