Local authorities have approved the construction of an underwater tunnel and other facilities to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Officials from Fukushima Prefecture and the towns of Okuma and Futaba, which host the plant, conveyed their decision to the president of Tokyo Electric Power Company on Tuesday.
Major Japanese truck maker Hino Motors says a scandal involving the falsification of data started earlier than previously stated.
In March, Hino reported that it had falsified emissions and fuel economy data on certain types of engines since 2016 so it could obtain certifications.
The benchmark stock indices in Tokyo and other parts of East Asia fell sharply on Tuesday on media reports of the possible visit by the US House Speaker to Taiwan. Some investors were worried that tensions between Washington and Beijing may be about to increase.
The Nikkei Average ended the day at 27,594. That's down 398 points or 1.4 percent from Monday's close.
Temperatures approached record highs of around 40 degrees Celsius in many places across Japan on Tuesday. NHK World's meteorologist Sayaka Mori says extreme temperatures will continue and warns of possible heatstroke.
Japan's Upper House has dismissed a plan by a newly-elected opposition lawmaker to stay overseas during the extraordinary session that will open on Wednesday.
GaaSyy, whose real name is Higashitani Yoshikazu, of the NHK Party, submitted a notice saying he will be absent from the session as he is currently in the United Arab Emirates.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 30,842 new cases of coronavirus infections in the capital on Tuesday.
The figure was down 751 from a week ago, and it marked the second straight day of week-on-week declines.
Consumer spending in Japan rose above pre-pandemic levels in the first half of July. But the pace of increase slowed as the nationwide number of coronavirus infections climbed.
The findings were compiled jointly by data-analysis firm Nowcast and credit-card company JCB. The companies publish an index that tracks consumption trends based on credit-card payments.
Tokyo's benchmark stock index fell sharply on Tuesday after media reports of the possible visit by the US House Speaker to Taiwan. Some investors were worried that tensions between Washington and Beijing may be about to increase.
The Nikkei Average ended the day at 27,594. That's down 398 points or 1.4 percent from Monday's close.
Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo says he will review his ties with a religious group that has been drawing attention since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The suspect in the shooting reportedly believed Abe was close to the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly the Unification Church. He blamed the group for the breakdown of his family.
The University of Tokyo is planning to hold an exhibit in New York that uses digital technology to convey the experiences of those who went through the atomic bombings in Japan.
The event will take place at the university's office in New York from Saturday for two days. The exhibit coincides with the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the UN headquarters.
Extremely hot weather continues to batter areas in western and eastern Japan. The mercury is expected to reach as high as 41 degrees Celsius in the hottest areas.
The Meteorological Agency said a high pressure system over Japan started sending temperatures up on Tuesday morning.
A leader of a group of atomic bomb survivors in Japan has given a mixed reaction to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's speech during the review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Tanaka Terumi is the co-chair of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo.
Savings by Japan's households have been growing throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
A government estimate shows that the amount increased by hundreds of billions of dollars between 2020 and last year.
Click to watch NHK World meteorologist Tsietsi Monare provide the latest details on the extreme heat continuing in Japan.