Japan is likely to seek space policy coordination with the United States, Australia and India within the so-called Quad security framework.
That goal was included in the government's draft interim report on the review of the roadmap of Japan's space policy.
A Japanese government survey showed that 200 people who evacuated to Japan following Russia's invasion of Ukraine are either attending or trying to attend schools, kindergartens and universities across the country.
The education ministry surveyed educational boards and other relevant institutions in Japan.
A barge carrying deep-sea divers has arrived in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The divers are planning to search inside a tour boat that sunk with 26 people on board last month.
The KAZU I is lying on the seabed at a depth of about 120 meters. It ran into trouble off the Shiretoko Peninsula during a sightseeing cruise on April 23.
Japan Post says it must return items on their way to Russia and several other countries as the conflict in Ukraine is disrupting transportation networks.
Japan Post says this applies to international sea mail accepted in Japan from November to around January. Aside from Russia, the other countries affected are Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Belarus.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US President Joe Biden are to meet in Japan next week, amid China's increasingly assertive activities.
Kishida wants to confirm with Biden that Japan and the US will take steps to beef up their deterrence and response capabilities.
A Japanese court has ruled a local government broke the law by ordering a restaurant chain to shorten its business hours to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued the order in March last year, based on legislation allowing governors to issue tougher anti-virus measures.
In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has homered for the second consecutive game.
Facing the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, Ohtani was batting third as the designated hitter. He ripped a two-run homer into the center field stands in the first inning.
The Japanese government plans to draft a supplementary budget worth 2.7 trillion yen, or about 21 billion dollars. It will include funding for measures to help cope with rising prices.
The draft budget for the current fiscal year includes 1.17 trillion yen or around 9.1 billion dollars for subsidies to oil wholesalers. They will go out from June to deal with soaring crude oil prices. One and a half trillion yen or about 11.7 billion dollars will be for adding reserve funds.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 2,377 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Monday.
The daily tally was down more than 600 from a week ago, and marked a week-on-week decline for three days in a row.
The Tokyo District Court has ruled that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government had no need to order a restaurant chain to shorten business hours to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
But it dismissed a compensation claim by the firm, saying it was not the local government's fault.
A total of 16 young bulls have participated in a bullfighting event in the northeastern Japanese city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. Yamagata Town, which is located in the city, is the only place in the Tohoku region that hosts bullfights.
The traditional event on the Hiraniwa Highland is held four times a year between May and October. The first bullfight of 2022 took place on Sunday.
Local authorities across Japan confirmed 35,008 new cases of the coronavirus and 25 deaths on Sunday.
The health ministry says the number of seriously ill patients on ventilators or ECMO heart-lung machines is 139, down 14 from Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,348 new cases of the coronavirus and seven deaths on Sunday.
The daily tally was down by 1,363 from a week earlier.
About 90 Japanese and Japanese American organizations took part in a Japan Day parade in New York City on Saturday.
The annual celebration of Japanese culture was first held in Manhattan in 2007. The parade marked the 150th anniversary of the visit of the Japanese mission led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Iwakura Tomomi.