Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
 
A Japanese-style pub is crowded with customers near the Ameyoko shopping street in Tokyo's Ueno area on March 20, 2021, a day before the Japanese government ends the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

As of 10 p.m., Sunday, March 21