On Thursday, Tokyo reported 2,447 new corona falls, which is an increase of just over 50 percent from the day before.
With the increased spread of infection, a state of emergency will be introduced in Tokyo and the surrounding areas until next month.
In addition, Japan has also chosen to stop the public screenings of the Olympic and Paralympic fires.
There are only 200 days left until the Olympics will be inaugurated in Tokyo.
On March 25, the plan is for a torch relay, which involves 10,000 runners for four months, to start.
Just a few days ago, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was sticking to the Olympics this summer.
He described it as proof that the coronavirus was defeated then.
The Olympics will begin on July 23 and the Paralympics on August 24.