it may look like takayama is mixing up something sweet. he combines water and ground konnyaku powder. the final product will look more like something in your body than on your plate. he came up with the idea. these are models of internal organs for doctors to practice their fragile skill on. so far he's produced five models.. each of which sell from $20 to $40. >> translator: this model allows doctors to practice peeling blood vessels from the tissue. >> they are made from konnyaku. the school was one of the first to introduce takayama's products into its training. medical students no longer learn their skills by watching videos and using plastic models. the new method is shockingly realistic. >> translator: i'm nervous. >> translator: i know. this is your first experience. >> translator: if this area is burning, it means you're not pulling with the right pressure. it will peel off easily if you apply the right amount. >> translator: i was surprised to find out how different the outcome was depending on how much pressure i applied and wher

. >> reporter: takayama reiko has stage four pan creatic cancer. she moved h home to live out he remaining days. her family wanted her in the hospital, where she could get faster emergency trereatment. then, the coronavavirus forcecee hohospital to stop allowining m than one visitor a dayay. >> translator: there was no problem as s long as we could visit her and hold herer hands, but with the coronavirus, we couldn't do that, which was frustrating. >> reporter: tanana is her home care doctor. since the coronavirus outbreak began he says many families have made a similar decision. more seriously ill patients means more consultation. usually he will see each patient for 30 minutes, but fearing that close contact with so many people could spread the virus, he shortened eachh sessision to five to ten minutes. in a single day, he'll visit up to 17 places. >> translator: we have more terminal cancer patients where we need to check on them frequently, by two or three times a week because their conditions can change suddenly. >> reporter: and it's not just

. >> this hotel in the central city of takayama has suffered a loss of more than $1 million because of the pandemic. the manager says they will reopen next month. >> t translator: i'm'm pleased. i can see the way ahead. we want to offer three things. peace of mind, safety a and hospitality. >> tokyo will stay under a state of emergency as many residents expected. >> translator: i want to go back to a normal life, but the way things are right thousannow, i' to be patient. >> the owner of this shop is keeping the doors closed until the end of the month. he had wanted the restrictions eased sooner. >> translator: i hope it would happen today, but i guess that's not possible in tokyo. i'm worried about the future. >> industry groups and individual companies in japan have been unveiling their guidelines for getting back to work while preventing new infections. this truck and bus company has rolled out new rules for workers. they wear face shields when working close together. workers also change gloves midway through the day. >> translator: we will share ideas to further improve the working