Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa is on a two-day visit to South Korea to attend president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration ceremony.
It is the first visit to South Korea by a Japanese foreign minister since June 2018.
A search operation using an unmanned submersible is continuing on Monday to find people who went missing after a tour boat sank off Hokkaido, northern Japan, last month.
The "KAZU I" sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula during a sightseeing cruise on April 23. Of the 26 people on board, 14 have been confirmed dead and 12 others remain missing.
Japan Coast Guard officials say two Chinese government ships entered Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Monday morning.
They say the ships entered the waters off Minamikojima island shortly before 7 a.m. and reportedly approached a Japanese fishing boat.
Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa is set to make a two-day visit to South Korea to attend president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration ceremony.
Hayashi is scheduled to arrive in Seoul later on Monday.
A charity orchestra concert for Ukraine has been held near Tokyo, featuring the performance of a Ukrainian singer.
About 2,100 people attended the event on Sunday in the city of Yokohama. It was co-sponsored by Kanagawa Prefecture and other entities. The Ukrainian region of Odesa and Kanagawa have friendly exchanges.
An unmanned submersible has been deployed in the ongoing search for people who were on a tour boat that sank off Hokkaido, northern Japan, two weeks ago.
The "KAZU I" sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula during a sightseeing cruise on April 23.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 4,711 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
The daily tally is up about 1,500 from a week ago, marking the second consecutive day of week-on-week increase.
The southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa has urged the Japanese and US governments to resolve issues related to US military bases in the prefecture ahead of the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan on May 15.
The request was part of a set of proposals Okinawa released on Saturday.
Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa met Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. in the Pacific island nation on Sunday.
Hayashi strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and pointed out that unity among countries that share basic values is important at a time when the foundations of the international order are being shaken.
An unmanned submersible has been deployed in the ongoing search effort for missing people who were on a sunken tour boat off Hokkaido, northern Japan.
The "KAZU I" sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula during a sightseeing cruise on April 23. Of the 26 people on board, 14 people are confirmed dead and 12 others remain missing.
Japan's Lower House of the Diet plans a questionnaire on women's participation in politics as the country largely lags behind in female representation in national parliaments.
In Japan, female lawmakers account for only 9.7 percent of all those elected in last year's Lower House election.
A karate organization in central Japan held an event on Saturday to welcome people who have evacuated from Ukraine.
Karate master Ozawa Takashi, who has given lessons in Ukraine, heads the martial art club in the town of Takamori, Nagano Prefecture. The town has accepted nine women and children who have fled Ukraine.
Japan has accepted over 800 evacuees from Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion. Many have struggled to adapt to life in Japan, but charity events in support of their country are providing them with a sense of community.
Hundreds of people attended a fundraiser held in Komae City, western Tokyo.
Officials from Japan's Defense Ministry say North Korea launched what is presumed to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Saturday.
The projectile is thought to have fallen outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.