the japanese government had planned to deploy it in akita and yamaguchi prefectures in response to north korea's ballistic missile test l lnches. the plan had triggered safety concerns among local people including in akita where opposition grew last year after faulty survey data was used to rule out other areas in the northeast. the governor of yamaguchi welclcomed the change of plan. >> translator: the local government must ensure the safety o of the community. from t that point of view, the mininistry's decision is what w have been asking for, and we consider it appropriate. >> kono says japan will continue to rely y on self-defense force vessels equippeded with the aeg syststem for the time being. >>> officials in tokyo are working on preventative measures to prepare for another possible surge of coronavirus infections. they've set up a team of experts amid a recent daily spike in confirmed cases. monday saw 48 new cases in the capital, including 23 linked to downtown nightclub districts. it's the second day in a row with more than 40 positive results. the increase comes after the tok

the government planned to deploy it in yamaguchi prefecture..here were safety concecerns amg locall residents. japan will rely on self-d-defen forces vessels equipped with the system for the time being. >>> officials in tokyo are working on preventive measures for another possible wave of coronavirus infections. there is an increase in daily cases. monday saw 48 new cases in the capital, including 20 linked to a downtown nightclub district. it is the second day in a row with more than 40 positive results. the increase comes after the tokyo government on friday canceled most of its requests for businesses to restrict operating hours. the team of experts is looking at how to enhance testing and medical systems, as well as how to m monitor infectctns to prepe for anothther surge in infectio. at the closed door session on monday, they reportedly discussed whether to exclude cluster infections at hospitals or cases confirmed by intensive testing in assessing if community infections are spreading. they also debated the merits of evaluating specific ar