Its first priorities will be information sharing and understanding of the situation as well as studying countermeasures.
A passenger walks past a notice for passengers from Wuhan, China displayed near a quarantine station at Narita airport on January 17, 2020 in Narita, Japan.Japan's government and auto industry are establishing a new task force to combat the impact of the coronavirus on the country's automotive operations.
"Automakers, component manufacturers, and the government work together to ensure rapid response to the information on the industry, with a view to ensuring that measures can be taken to prepare for the possible impact of the new coronavirus on the automotive supply chain in the future," the government said.
The group will include automakers, suppliers and government officials, according to the announcement.