The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 518 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday.

The daily tally is up 132 from a week ago. Week-on-week increases have been posted for 15 consecutive days.

People in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, have memorialized victims of a record rainfall that killed dozens of people one year ago.

Sunday marks one year since the disaster that killed 67 people, including those who died in its aftermath. Two people remain unaccounted for.

Mudslides claimed at least 2 lives in a city near Tokyo on Saturday, and rain has hampered rescue efforts for around 20 people still missing.

A thousand personnel, including Self-Defense Forces and police officers, continued to search in the city of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.

Rescue workers have resumed their search and rescue operations after huge mudslides swept away houses near Tokyo. Two people have died and about 20 others remain unaccounted for.

Torrential rain has been lashing areas along the country's Pacific coast since early Saturday. Continuous rain had forced rescuers to suspend operations for half an hour on Sunday.

Continuous rain has caused rescue workers to temporarily suspend search and rescue operations after huge mudslides swept away houses near Tokyo.

Two people have died and about 20 others remain unaccounted for.

Huge mudslides have swept away houses near Tokyo leaving two people dead and about 20 others unaccounted for. Torrential rain has been lashing areas along the country's Pacific coast since early Saturday.

There have been scenes of devastation in Atami City in Shizuoka Prefecture. Police say at least 10 houses have been washed away.

Sunday marks exactly one year since a deadly record rain hit Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan. Recovery and reconstruction of disaster-hit areas are slow in coming.

The disaster killed 67 people, including those who died in the aftermath. Two people remain unaccounted for.

Japan's foreign minister Motegi Toshimitsu has said that he shared the concern over China's increasing presence with three Baltic countries.

He also said that he agreed with them to move forward with concrete cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Voters in Japan's capital are heading to the polls in an election that's focused on coronavirus measures and the upcoming Olympics. The results of the Metropolitan Assembly vote could serve as a bellwether for a Lower House election that must be held within months.

271 candidates are vying for 127 seats. TOMIN First had the most, going into the election. Governor Koike Yuriko founded the regional party and is its special adviser.

The active seasonal rain front has brought record rain to Shizuoka Prefecture and the southern part of the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures.

Weather officials are warning of the heightening risk of mudslides in Atami and elsewhere in Shizuoka, where ground is saturated after the downpour. Landslide alerts are in place in parts of the prefecture.

Japan's health ministry says lingering fever after coronavirus vaccinations could be a symptom of infection by the virus.

Fever, headache, and other reactions to inoculation are most likely to be present the day after getting a jab. A ministry research team says 2 percent of those who received a Pfizer vaccine and 4 percent of those who received a Moderna shot have developed fever 37.5 degrees Celsius or higher the day after their first shot.

In Japan, huge mudslides have swept away houses near Tokyo. Local officials say 2 people have died and about 20 remain unaccounted for. Torrential rain has been lashing areas along the country's Pacific coast since early Saturday.

Video footage shows scenes of devastation in Atami City in Shizuoka Prefecture. Police say at least 10 houses have been washed away.

Officials in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan say two people have been found without vital signs and about 20 others remain unaccounted for after a series of mudslides swept away several houses on Saturday.

The officials say the two were found in the sea off the city of Atami.

Weather officials in Japan are urging continued caution against landslides, after a seasonal rain front brought downpours to areas along the Pacific coast, especially Shizuoka Prefecture and the southern Kanto region.

Ajiro, in Shizuoka's Atami City, received more than 300 millimeters of rain in the 48 hours through early Saturday afternoon. That is more than the average rainfall for the entire month of July.