Some plaintiffs expressed their frustration at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday following a Supreme Court decision that the government is not responsible for the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima.
The leader of the plaintiffs from Fukushima Prefecture, Nakajima Takashi, said many people without the means to evacuate have had to keep living there while fearing radiation. He said the ruling is absolutely unacceptable as they are still struggling.
Japan has signed an agreement with the government of Ukraine that will see Tokyo providing a loan worth nearly 500 million dollars to the beleaguered country.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, said on Friday that Executive Senior Vice President Yamada Junichi and Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko had signed separate copies of the agreement.
Japan's top government spokesperson says the government will continue to do its utmost for the reconstruction and revitalization of Fukushima.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu was speaking at a news conference on Friday.
The five-person shortlist for a prestigious Japanese literary award is comprised entirely of women for the first time in its nearly 90-year history.
The female authors are the finalists for the Akutagawa Prize, which is awarded to up-and-coming novelists.
The Japanese government says it will heavily subsidize a factory being built by the world's largest contract chipmaker in Kumamoto Prefecture, in the country's west.
The industry ministry announced on Friday it will provide assistance of up to 476 billion yen, or about 3.5 billion dollars, to the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, with the aim of ensuring a stable domestic output of chips and greater economic security.
Japan's Defense Ministry says seven Russian Navy vessels were spotted in the Pacific Ocean off Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.
Ministry officials say Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels confirmed on Thursday that the Russian ships, including destroyers and frigates, were sailing southwest in the Pacific about 180 kilometers southeast of Cape Inubo.
The yen remains volatile against the dollar in Tokyo after the Bank of Japan said it would keep its monetary easing policy in place.
The Japanese currency was traded between the 132 and 133 levels on Friday morning. It weakened to the 134 level at one point after the BOJ announced its decision.
Japan's Supreme Court will hand down a ruling on Friday on four damages suits filed by people who had to evacuate because of the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
The ruling will be the first judgement by the country's top court on the government's responsibility for the nuclear accident.
The United Nations Information Centre in Tokyo and more than 100 media outlets in Japan have launched a joint campaign aimed at bringing about action on climate change.
The UNIC Tokyo announced the initiative on Friday. The campaign is called the 1.5-degree celsius pledge. Newspapers, online media outlets, and broadcasters such as NHK are among the participants.
Relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago have appealed for international cooperation to bring their loved ones back home.
They took part in an online UN symposium on the abduction issue on Thursday. The event was jointly held by Japan, the United States, Australia and the European Union.
Commanders of amphibious forces from the Indo-Pacific region and Europe have viewed demonstrations by Japanese and US personnel held near Tokyo.
The Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, or PALS, has been held in Japan since Monday. Commanders from 18 countries are taking part in the event.
The Tokyo District Court has ruled that a popular restaurant review website violated the antimonopoly law by changing its rating system, causing a drop in sales for a restaurant chain.
The court on Thursday ordered Kakaku.com, the operator of the site Tabelog, to pay the equivalent of more than 280,000 dollars in compensation to the operator of barbecue restaurant chain Hanryumura.
Small tour boats have resumed service off Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, after setting their own safety rules.
Small-boat operators have refrained from sightseeing tours this season after a tour boat from the area sank in April, leaving 26 people dead or missing.
A vending machine selling edible insects has been set up at a camping facility in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.
The machine was installed in the town of Takamori by Osawa Asami, an online streamer.