Here are the latest updates from Japan and beyond on the coronavirus outbreak:
People wearing masks walk in Osaka's Umeda area on March 31, 2021. Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura asked the central government the same day to designate the prefecture's capital as an area that needs stronger anti-virus measures based on a law following a sharp rebound in coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
As of 10 p.m., Thursday, April 1
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