Japan's Kawai sisters achieved their goal of both striking gold in women's wrestling. Kawai Risako won the freestyle 57-kilogram category on Thursday to match younger sister Yukako, who won 62-kilogram gold the day before.

Tokyo stock market on the 4th, stock prices fell.

The Ministry of Finance raised its economic forecast for three of the country's 11 regions, including the Tokai region, while leaving its forecast for the other regions unchanged. Regarding the future, the ministry said, "We need to pay close attention to the impact of the new coronavirus on the regional economy," in light of the situation where the infection of the new coronavirus is spreading.

At the Tokyo Olympics, Sena Irie won the gold medal in the women's featherweight boxing event. This is the first time for a Japanese athlete to win a medal in women's boxing.

Health authorities across Japan confirmed 8,393 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.

The Consumer Attitude Index for July, which indicates consumers' willingness to shop, improved for the second consecutive month, up 0.1 points from the previous month. However, the increase in the index was only modest and is believed to have been affected by the rapid spread of the new coronavirus infection in Tokyo and other areas

Japan's coronavirus state of emergency has taken effect in Osaka and three prefectures neighboring Tokyo due to a surge in new cases in those areas. The state of emergency that has been in place in Tokyo and Okinawa was expanded to include the three prefectures and Osaka on Monday.

In the semi-finals of the Men's Fencing Fleure Team at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan lost to France 42-45 and did not advance to the finals, moving on to the third place match.

On the 28th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped more than 500 yen compared to the closing price on the 27th.

The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics reported 16 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday among people connected to the Games. That brings the total to 148 cases this month, including 16 athletes, and underscores the size of the challenge of keeping the world's biggest sporting event "safe and secure" in the midst of a pandemic.

A typhoon is expected to approach east and northeastern Japan from the Pacific around Tuesday and may make landfall in areas including Tokyo that is hosting the Olympics, the weather agency said Sunday, as it warned of heavy rain, stormy winds and high waves.

The International Olympic Committee has allowed medal winners at the Tokyo Games to remove masks for up to 30 seconds while physically distanced on the podium for photo opportunities.