The impact of the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit off Japan's Pacific coast still lingers, affecting transportation and people's lives one week after it struck.
Operations of some power plants in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in northeastern Japan remain suspended.
The Japanese government has announced the lifting of its power supply warning for the Tokyo region as of 11:00 a.m. Wednesday.
The alert had been in place in areas served by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, since Tuesday morning.
Japanese authorities are asking people in the Tokyo region to continue saving electricity in order to avoid a mass power outage.
The supply shortage warning will reportedly remain in effect for a second day on Wednesday. A warning issued in the northeastern region of Tohoku was lifted late on Tuesday.
Authorities in Japan are urging people across wide areas to immediately reduce their electricity consumption.
They're warning of possible power outages Tuesday in the northeastern and Tokyo regions following a powerful earthquake last week.
People relying on medical equipment are worried about a possible power outage after a power supply warning was issued for Tokyo and neighboring prefectures on Tuesday.
Tokyo resident Hariu Atsushi, who suffers from ALS, has since 2019 been on a ventilator that would work for only 12 hours on a spare battery. His life could be threatened in case of a prolonged power outage.
Japan's government has issued a warning of a possible electricity shortage in six northeastern prefectures and Niigata.
Officials on Tuesday called on households and businesses served by Tohoku Electric Power Company to conserve as much energy as possible.
Bilingual tour guides in Japan have had little work recently, as there have been few international visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But some guides who have recently qualified are now getting training for the post-pandemic era.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 3,533 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Tuesday.
The daily tally is down more than 4,300 from a week ago.
Executives at Japanese food makers hope to capitalize on growing consumer interest in vegetable-based diets.
Some have started offering a range of plant-fueled alternatives to dairy and other foods.
Two-way baseball star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels says he is happy with his first pitching performance in a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals.
Ohtani took the mound on Monday as a starter in Tempe, Arizona. He blanked his opponents, striking out four batters and giving up one hit in the first and second innings.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says Japan strongly protests Russia's suspension of bilateral peace treaty talks.
The move follows the Russian foreign ministry's announcement on Monday that it is not willing to continue the dialogue with a country that holds an "explicitly unfriendly position" toward Russia.
The Japanese government has warned of possible power shortages throughout Tuesday in Tokyo and eight other prefectures.
A cold snap was expected to cause power demand to spike, while supplies remain limited after power plants were damaged during last week's earthquake in northeastern Japan.
The Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company are calling on households and companies to save electricity on Tuesday, when demand is expected to spike due to cold weather.
The supply capacity of the utility has been undermined by a strong earthquake that hit northeastern Japan last week. A unit of a thermal power plant in the area remains off the grid.
Russia's foreign ministry says it is suspending peace treaty talks with Japan in response to sanctions imposed by Tokyo in relation to the invasion of Ukraine.
In a statement issued on Monday, the ministry says Moscow does not intend to continue peace treaty talks, because it is impossible to discuss a fundamental document on bilateral relations with a state that holds an explicitly unfriendly position.