Photo taken on July 29, 2020, shows a commercial street in Morioka in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Iwate, which had been the last prefecture to report no coronavirus infections, confirmed its first two cases earlier in the day. (Kyodo)
Nagoya TV Tower and the Oasis 21 park (foreground) in Aichi Prefecture are lit up in orange on July 29, 2020, warning of the spread of the new coronavirus. The central Japan prefecture confirmed 167 new cases of the virus earlier in the day, posting a single-day record for the second straight day. (Kyodo)
