authorities after receiving a positive test in tokyo, the capital of japan, where the number of people infected with covid-19 was rapidly increasing. japanese media, including the mainichi shimbun, reported that 396 confirmed patients in tokyo were in hospital or in accommodations as of the 13th, but some of them were out of contact. japan's chief cabinet secretary suga said, "we have repeatedly called for more medical staff and accommodation facilities in tokyo. we will also provide necessary support as a nation." meanwhile, with the number of covid-19 confirmed in japan soaring recently, the japanese government and tokyo are engaged in a heated debate over who should be responsible. japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga said in a lecture in hokkaido on the 11th, "it is no overstatement to say that the issue is obviously a 'tokyo problem' and that tokyo accounts for more than half of the new infections recently." in response, tokyo governor yuriko koike said at a press conference on the previous day, "those who are in bad shape are appealing not to go out of tokyo, but the government is trying to launch a 'go to campaign.' the response is a matter of the government." the 'go-to campaign' is a tourism revitalization project actively pursued by the abe government to promote domestic tourism demand, since japan's tourism economy have been damaged by covid-19 pandemic. july 15–21 on 15 july, 455 new cases were reported. 165 new covid-19 cases were confirmed in tokyo. tokyo governor yuriko koike asked residents not to travel outside of tokyo or visit dining and nightlife establishments with poor covid-19 prevention measures. the prefecture with the highest caseload was osaka prefecture, with 61. 43 people were positive in kanagawa prefecture. 13 cases were confirmed in hokkaido. on 19 july 511 new cases of the new coronavirus were confirmed nationwide. the number of newly infected people in tokyo was 188, down from 200 for the first time in four days. the osaka prefectural government, with 89 people, renewed the largest number since the declaration of emergency was lifted, following 92 people on 9 april, the largest number of people in the day. fukuoka prefecture had the largest number of people since the declaration was cancelled. the city of saitama revealed on the 18th that one person infected was re-positive. of the 188 people in tokyo, 118 (63 percent) do not know the route of infection at this time. by age group, 84 people in their 20s and 45 people in their 30s accounted for 70% of the total. however, 26 people in their 40s, 13 in their 50s, 7 in their 60s, and 6 in their 70s. governor yuriko koike told reporters late that night, "it's generational." the number of people who were seriously ill increased by two to 12 from the previous day and said, "it's important not only to change the number of positive patients, but also to reduce the number of people who were seriously ill. i want to take measures to deal with the elderly." on 20 july 419 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in japan. the total number of domestic infections was 25,791, including 26,503 passengers on cruise ship diamond princess. two people died in tokyo and saitama, with a total of 1,001 dead. tokyo had 168 people, who have been moving in almost three digits in july. osaka had 49 people, fukuoka had 32 people, saitama had 29 people, kyoto had 27 people, and chiba had 18 people. the number of infected people per day was the highest ever in kyoto prefecture, 27, and the number of infected people was confirmed in saga prefecture since 16 may and in ehime prefecture since 27 may. the infection in ehime prefecture was confirmed in a man in his 20s who had returned from kyoto prefecture to his parents' home in uwajima city. in osaka prefecture, 49 people were reported infected, of which nearly 80 percent were in their 30s and younger. according to the osaka public health center, 182 temporary inspection stations were installed in downtown minami, osaka, with a positive rate of 19.2 percent. osaka prefecture has set up a temporary inspection center in light of a series of youth infections in southern areas. on 21 july 631 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in japan, and the number of new coronavirus cases so far reached 26,422.27,134 passengers, including the diamond princess cruise ship. the number of deaths increased by one in saitama to 1,002. tokyo had 237 people, more than 200 for the first time in three days. aichi and fukuoka each had a record 53 people. gifu also has 14 people, the highest number ever. there are 47 others in saitama, 30 in kanagawa, 20 in kyoto and 72 in osaka. the tokyo metropolitan government has 237 cases. ninety-six people in their 40s or older account for 40 percent of the total, and the infection has spread to middle-aged and elderly people. according to the tokyo metropolitan government, three employees and 16 users of rehabilitation were found to have been infected at a psychiatric clinic in edogawa ward, with a total of 21. since the beginning of july, 100 to 200 patients have been confirmed every day, and the number of hospitalized patients has increased to 949. governor yuriko koike said on 21 july that she had secured about 2,400 beds for people with serious illnesses. about 900 beds have been expanded from before, and the metropolitan government is not in a situation where the beds are tight. july 22–31 on 22 july, there were 795 new covid-19 confirmed reporters across japan, replacing 720 on 11 april, the previous high, according to japan's nhk. the cumulative number of confirmed cases in japan increased to 28,798. in particular, in tokyo, the capital city where the spread of covid-19 infection is the most serious, only 238 new diagnoses emerged, and the cumulative number of cases exceeded 10,000. in addition, a number of new confirmers were poured from various regions, including 121 in osaka prefecture, 68 in kanagawa prefecture, and 64 in aichi prefecture. as the japanese government started the "go-too travel" project to promote tourism in japan on the same day, there are growing concerns that the spread of covid-19 could become even more steep. the project, which will cost 1.35 trillion yen, calls for subsidizing 50 percent of domestic travel costs (up to 20,000 yen per night). in the face of the continued spread of covid-19, the japanese government has decided to exclude trips from or arriving from tokyo, where the number of confirmed people has soared. "we will thoroughly implement measures to prevent infection," japanese prime minister shinzo abe said at the prime minister's residence, adding that his policy of carefully resuming economic activities under the cooperation of the people remains unchanged. as the re-expansion of the covid-19 pandemic has become serious, the hosting of the 2020 summer olympics, which was postponed until 23 july next year, has become uncertain. yoshiro mori, chairman of tokyo's olympic and paralympic organizing committee, told nhk on the same day that "if covid-19 is not recovered as soon as possible and continues as it is now, it is impossible to hold the olympics," referring to the possibility of cancellation." in april, he also mentioned the possibility of "cancellation" rather than "acting" the olympics. chairman mori expressed negative stances on both the olympic re-enactment and the potential for unrelated spectators. he said, “it is difficult to reperform because the winter olympics in beijing, china in 2022, and the paris olympics in france in 2024 have already been decided. there may be a story about the end of the competition.” according to japan's nhk, on 23 july 981 new confirmers appeared throughout the day, replacing the highest daily record of 795 the day before. in particular, 366 people were infected only in the capital city of tokyo, and since the outbreak of covid-19, the number of new confirmed patients surpassed 300 for the first time. in addition, covid-19 is spreading out of control, recording more than 100 people for 15 consecutive days. meanwhile, the japanese government decided to open a covid-19 countermeasures headquarters and start consultations with 12 countries and regions where infections are stabilizing for mutual entry into business. the subject country of consultation for this topic are south korea, china, taiwan, singapore and hong kong. on 23 july (one day before would have been marked the start of the olympics), 981 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in japan, with 28,197 infected so far on the start of a 4-day long holiday weekend. 28,909 passengers, including the diamond princess cruise ship. the death toll increased by one in hokkaido and one in saitama, respectively, to a total of 1,005 people. tokyo had 366 people, far exceeding the previous record of 293 people. aichi had a record high of 97 people, saitama had 64 people, shiga had 17 people, nara had 13 people and wakayama had 9 people. hyogo has the largest number of people since the emergency was declared. there are 104 people in osaka, 53 people in kanagawa and 33 people in chiba. on 24 july (a day to the original start of the olympics), 768 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in japan. the total number of people infected was 28,895. including crew members of the cruise ship diamond princess, there were 29,677 deaths, with a total of 1,008 deaths confirmed in saitama, kyoto and osaka. 260 new infections in tokyo, exceeding 200 for the fourth consecutive day. osaka has reached a record high of 149. others were 63 in aichi, 52 in fukuoka and 45 in saitama. there were 260 people infected in tokyo, 186 of whom were in their 20s and 30s, accounting for about 70%. more than 200 patients were admitted to the hospital for the fourth consecutive day, exceeding 1,000 for the first time in about two months. at the tokyo metropolitan children's medical center (fuchu city), four doctors and others were confirmed to have been infected, and the center announced that they would partially restrict patient acceptance due to safety measure for preventive protection of patients and employees. according to the osaka prefectural government, the number of pcr tests was 1,150 with a positive rate of 13 percent. positive rates exceeded 10 percent on 19 july, but before that, they went back to 26 april, when the emergency was declared. the rate of infection unknown was 61%. in aichi prefecture, 63 people were confirmed to have been infected, and the number of people infected per day exceeded 50 for the fourth straight day. forty-nine young people in their thirties or younger accounted for about 80 percent. fourteen people were found positive in kagoshima prefecture. eleven of them were residents of remote islands and yoron island, with 23 infected. the prefecture has asked people in and out of the prefecture to refrain from visiting the island. the number of confirmed japanese covid-19 people has exceeded 30,000. in the capital city of tokyo, over 200 confirmed persons were reported for the fifth consecutive day. according to nhk and support communication, the number of new patients was 787 on the 25th, and the cumulative number of patients was 30,527 (including those who confirmed the cruise ship diamond princess) and exceeded 30,000. in addition, 787 people nationwide, including 295 from tokyo, the epicenter of the covid-19 pandemic, 132 from osaka prefecture, 78 from aichi prefecture, 50 from fukuoka, and 35 from saitama prefecture, were confirmed by covid-19. the number of confirmed cases in tokyo has become more serious, and 295 new cases of infection have occurred in tokyo. almost all young people in tokyo were young, and 185 people in their 20s and 30s were 185 people, or about 63% of the new cases. among the infected people in japan, one more person died in tokyo and nagasaki, and the death toll from cruise ships is 1,009 so far. yasushi nishimura, who leads the covid-19 countermeasure, held a press conference on the day and said, "the number of infected people is moving at a very high level." however, the possibility of declaring an emergency was not mentioned. prime minister shinzo abe also reportedly told reporters at the official residence that he said, “the number of infected people is