Japan's prime minister has instructed ministers to compile a package of emergency measures to cope with soaring prices as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Kishida Fumio stressed at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday the importance of protecting the economy and people's lives. He said social and economic activities need to be kept on a path to recovery.
Japan's jobless rate dropped slightly in February. New government data shows the seasonally adjusted figure at 2.7 percent, down 0.1 points from January.
The internal affairs ministry says there were 1.8 million unemployed people last month. That is 150 thousand fewer than in the same month last year, and is the eighth straight month the number has dropped.
A private university in Tokyo has decided to accept Ukrainian students who want to evacuate to Japan.
The International Christian University says it will solicit applications with refuge support group Pathways Japan.
A private Japanese foundation is to support Ukrainians who make their way to Japan, with plans to provide about 40 million dollars over three years.
Senior officials at The Nippon Foundation announced the plan in Tokyo on Monday.
Anti-coronavirus measures are in place at a popular cherry blossom viewing site in Tokyo, where the flowers are at their peak of beauty.
Ueno Park, which is home to some 800 cherry trees, was bustling with visitors on Monday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says 4,544 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Monday.
The case count is up by about 700 from a week before, marking the second straight day of week-on-week increase.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says a submarine volcano, far south of the country's main island of Honshu, has erupted. It issued a volcanic warning for nearby waters.
The agency says a weather observation satellite recorded volcanic material erupting from the Funka Asane area in the Ogasawara Islands at around 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 7,844 new cases of the coronavirus and nine deaths on Sunday.
The case count is up more than 1,300 from a week ago.
Children who need constant medical care and their families have launched Japan's first national organization that will ask the government to enhance its assistance for them.
The organization will submit proposals to the central and local governments. It will also hold exchange events for children and their families and work to raise public awareness.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says, depending on how Russia's invasion of Ukraine develops, it could lead to the biggest crisis for the world and Japan since World War Two.
In a speech on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka City, near Tokyo, Kishida said the core of the international order that took the international community many years of efforts and sacrifice to build is under threat.
East Japan Railway has begun work to move a Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in a powerful earthquake earlier this month.
The bullet train was running on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in Miyagi Prefecture on March 16 when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast. Of the 17 cars in the train, 16 came off the tracks. Four passengers were injured.
Japanese film director Hamaguchi Ryusuke and actor Nishijima Hidetoshi say they are looking forward to attending this year's Academy Awards ceremony in the United States on Sunday.
Their movie "Drive My Car" has been nominated in four categories, including Best Picture and Best Director. The two spoke to NHK in Los Angeles on Saturday.
In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has belted out his first home run of the spring training games.
Ohtani was a designated hitter against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday in Glendale, Arizona.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel have agreed that their countries will deepen cooperation toward realizing a nuclear-free world.
Kishida and Emanuel held talks for about 30 minutes at the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima on Saturday.