Japanese police say a North Korean IT engineer in China is suspected of illegally receiving money in return for developing Japanese smartphone apps.
They've sent papers to prosecutors on two individuals in Japan in connection with the case.
Japan plans to deepen cooperation with Britain in the development of a new fighter jet that will replace the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 aircraft.
The Defense Ministry intends to have Japanese firms lead the development of the new jet. Research on its engine has already started. Japanese heavy machinery firm IHI Corporation and Britain's Rolls-Royce have been working on it together since January.
Osaka-based pharmaceutical company Shionogi says it has started a clinical trial for Japanese adolescents aged 12 to 19 of a coronavirus vaccine it is developing for all age groups.
The product is a recombinant protein-based vaccine.
Japan signed a loan agreement with Ukraine's government for the equivalent of 100 million dollars on Monday. It is part of a package of about 300 million dollars in support for the country facing an economic crisis caused by Russia's invasion.
The signing ceremony took place via video link. The president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Tanaka Akihiko, signed the document in Tokyo, while Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko sealed it in Kyiv.
The National Opera House of Ukraine in Kyiv has reopened for the first time in almost three months following the Russian invasion on February 24.
The theater in the capital city welcomed an audience for an opera program on Saturday.
The leaders of Japan and the United States are expected to affirm their countries' close cooperation in the face of a severe international situation when they meet in Tokyo on Monday.
US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Japan on Sunday on his first visit to the country since taking office.
A pair of traditional Japanese-style umbrellas, or "wagasa," designed by a popular Kabuki actor has been put up for auction in a bid to attract future practitioners to the time-honored craft of wagasa making.
Wagasa umbrellas are an important prop in kabuki. However, few young people are choosing to take up the craft.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,464 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Saturday.
The daily tally was down 335 from a week earlier, for an eighth straight day of week-on-week decline.
Japan has lodged a protest with China after detecting construction work for a new structure near the two countries' median line in the East China Sea.
Japan and China agreed in 2008 to jointly develop gas fields in the region. But as negotiations for a related treaty stalled, China has pursued its own development activities in the area, including construction near the median line.
The Japanese government has issued a fresh recommendation on the use of face masks. It says people need not wear a face mask when out of doors even if there is not a great distance between themselves and others. The advice is based on the assumption that little to no conversation is taking place.
Health minister Goto Shigeyuki said on Friday the government's stance on the need for a face mask to prevent coronavirus infection remains fundamentally unchanged.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has called for a system to communicate real-time environmental data once the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant begins discharging treated water into the ocean.
NHK on Friday interviewed IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in Japan, which the UN official is visiting.
A high-rise building recently completed in Yokohama, near Tokyo, is the tallest of its type to be built largely of wood. The eco-friendly structure tops out at 44 meters.
Obayashi Corporation was responsible for putting up the 11-story building. The structure has a wooden framework that reduces its carbon footprint while meeting earthquake-resistance standards.
Japan's government is to require firms with more than 300 workers to disclose any gap between the wages paid to men and women.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio revealed the plan at a Friday meeting on economic policy attended by concerned government officials and experts from the private sector.
A group of atomic bombing survivors in Japan has urged the government to join a United Nations treaty banning the use, development and possession of nuclear weapons.
The move came ahead of the first meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, scheduled for June in the Austrian capital Vienna.