Coronavirus outbreak updates: June 6, 2020

TOKYO - As of 11 p.m., Saturday, June 6 (Japan time)

• Red tape and costly commission fees involved in applying for state subsidies have led some Japanese companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic to give up on seeking support to retain their employees.
  
  
• The government plans to supply more personal computers to overseas Japanese schools so their students can continue to study online at home as the coronavirus epidemic shows no sign of abating globally.
  
  
• The U.S. government said Friday it will allow Chinese air carriers to operate two weekly passenger flights to and from the United States, after China eased its restrictions on U.S. flight services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Updates on major shops, facilities as economy reopens in Japan

As of  11 p.m., Friday, June 5 (Japan time)

• As Japan is considering ways to safely ease travel restrictions over the new coronavirus, travelers to and from the country will be required to undergo testing for COVID-19 and submit a trip itinerary, government sources said Friday.
  
  
• An executive board member of the Tokyo Games organizing committee said Friday a decision on whether to go ahead with the postponed Summer Olympics and Paralympics should be made no earlier than next spring.
  
  
• A Filipino man has been arrested for allegedly taking a free ride on a bullet train halfway across the country in hopes of getting the government's 100,000 yen ($920) coronavirus cash handout, police said Friday.
  
  
• This summer's Fuji Rock Festival, a major annual event in Japan's music calendar, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, its organizer said Friday.
  
  
• Organizers of the 2020 Olympics and the Tokyo metropolitan government are moving away from holding celebrations this summer to mark one year before the delayed Olympics open, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.