Concerns about the possibility of nuclear warfare are growing as Russia's invasion of Ukraine drags on.
A Japanese hibakusha, an atomic bomb survivor, shared her experiences in a virtual event organized by a group of university students in Tokyo on Sunday.
Ten people from a tour boat missing off the coast of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido have been confirmed dead.
The boat, called Kazu One, went missing on Saturday during a cruise off the Shiretoko Peninsula. It was carrying 26 passengers and crew members, including two children. The ship reported it was taking in water and about to sink before losing contact.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 4,936 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday.
The tally fell by about 280 from a week ago.
Japan's transport minister Saito Tetsuo has visited the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where a tour boat went missing on Saturday.
The Coast Guard is searching for the 19-ton Kazu One, which had been cruising off the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido with 26 passengers and crew members on board.
The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a sightseeing boat that went missing in waters off the country's northernmost prefecture.
The Coast Guard says they've found nine people believed to be from the 26 who were on board.
The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a sightseeing boat that went missing in waters off Japan's northernmost prefecture.
The Coast Guard says they've found three more people, in addition to the four people rescued early Sunday morning. They are believed to be from the 26 who were on board.
The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a sightseeing boat that went missing in waters off Japan's northernmost prefecture.
The Coast Guard says early Sunday morning it rescued four people believed to be from the 26 who were on board.
The Japan Coast Guard says it has spotted four people believed to have been on board a tour boat that ran into trouble in waters off the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
Their conditions are unknown. Twenty-six people were on board the ship.
Olympic skateboarding champion Yosozumi Sakura has led a podium sweep by Japanese athletes in the women's park competition at one of the world's largest action sports events.
The three-day X Games kicked off in the city of Chiba near Tokyo on Friday, making their debut in Japan.
The Japan Coast Guard says a sightseeing boat that remains missing off the coast of the country's northern prefecture of Hokkaido reported an engine failure before losing contact. A search is underway for the 26 people on board.
Coast Guard officers say the boat sent a distress call on Saturday afternoon during its tour around the Shiretoko Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa has inspected the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean.
Hayashi and US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel arrived on the carrier on Saturday. A strike group led by the vessel held joint drills with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force in waters near the country earlier this month.
A search is underway for a sightseeing boat that ran into trouble in waters off Hokkaido in northern Japan.
The operation was launched after the Japan Coast Guard received a distress call from the vessel on Saturday afternoon saying that it was taking on water.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has agreed with his Tuvaluan, Cambodian and Laotian counterparts to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Ukraine.
He met the three prime ministers separately on the sidelines of the fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit that opened in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto on Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 5,387 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday.
The tally in the capital is down by about 1,400 from a week ago. The number of new daily cases has been lower than that of the previous week for 12 consecutive days.