The Japanese government is considering financial support for local travel campaigns in prefectures where the coronavirus is relatively under control.

In the early morning of the 25th, a house in Shiogama City, Miyagi Prefecture, burned down, killing three people. According to the police, they have been unable to contact the three people living in the house, an elderly couple and their daughter, and are working to confirm their identities.

The Japanese government says North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday morning.

Toyota Motor Corporation and Isuzu Motors Limited, a truck manufacturer, have decided to form a capital alliance by mutually acquiring each other's shares. The three companies, including Hino Motors, a member of the Toyota Group, aim to accelerate the spread of electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen, with a focus on light trucks.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has announced new relief measures for people suffering financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

In a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono indicated that in some municipalities with a population of 1,000 or less and on remote islands, the general public will be vaccinated in line with the vaccination of the elderly that will begin on the 12th of next month.

Two Japanese pharmaceutical companies started clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccines on Monday. In total, four firms are carrying out trials of domestically-produced vaccines in Japan.

Oriental Land, the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, has decided to extend the opening hours of the two theme parks from the first of next month, following the lifting of the emergency declarations in the Tokyo metropolitan area's first three prefectures. However, in order to ease the congestion, there will be an hour difference in the closing time of each park.

Suga reiterated his pledge to do his best on controlling COVID-19, ahead of his April visit to the States and the Summer Olympics' torch relay.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says hw eould work for stronger lines with the United States when he visits the country next month.

As the upcoming Summer Olympics will be held without overseas spectators, the lucrative opportunity will also pass by.

The state of emergency declared for the Tokyo metropolitan area will be lifted on the 21st of this month, but the government has decided to continue to suspend the operation of Go To Travel nationwide for the time being.