The surge of coronavirus infections in Okinawa is overwhelming the medical system in the southern prefecture. Okinawa has the highest number of new cases per capita among Japan's 47 prefectures.
Hospitals are working to accommodate more patients, but new cases of the coronavirus are outpacing their efforts.
The firm behind Super Mario wants to give people a taste of its colorful history. Japanese gaming giant Nintendo is planning a museum.
The company is aiming to convert an old factory in Kyoto Prefecture by March 2024.
Japan's government has decided to supply 1.2 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine to Taiwan, which is facing a surge in new infections.
The decision was made on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide pledged at an online summit to send 30 million vaccine doses overseas.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has vowed to work for the release of a fishing boat and its crew who are being held by Russia.
That's according to Upper House lawmaker Suzuki Muneo who met Suga earlier on Thursday. The Hokkaido-based opposition lawmaker asked Suga to make the utmost efforts to bring back the 14 crewmembers.
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games have unveiled the music and podium design for awards ceremonies.
The organizers disclosed the medal ceremony features in Tokyo on Thursday, 50 days before the Olympics are scheduled to open.
Thursday marks 30 years since a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter killed 43 people in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwest Japan.
The pyroclastic flow gushed down Mount Unzen's Fugen Peak on June 3, 1991.
An Australian softball player who arrived in Japan on Tuesday says she and her teammates will follow anti-coronavirus rules as they train for the Tokyo Olympics.
Ellen Roberts spoke in an online interview with NHK. The players have started training in the city of Ota in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo.
A US military helicopter has made an emergency off-base landing in Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa.
Local police say a resident on Tsuken island in Uruma City reported a helicopter landing at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, local time.
A developing low-pressure system and a seasonal rain front are expected to bring heavy rain to wide areas of Japan from Kyushu to Hokkaido through Friday.
The Meteorological Agency forecasts up to 200 millimeters of rainfall in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions, and 100 millimeters for the Chugoku, Kinki and Tokai regions in the 24 hours through Friday morning.
Japan's foreign ministry has lodged a protest with Russia over the seizure of a Japanese fishing boat, after confirming that the vessel had been operating within Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The ministry also called for the swift release of the boat and its crew.
A Japanese government panel is calling for investing in equipment to make products that are highly effective in de-carbonization and also for building a system to secure a stable supply of semiconductors.
The Committee on the Growth Strategy worked out a draft plan for a new growth strategy on Wednesday.
The head of the Japanese government's advisory panel on the coronavirus says the Olympics and Paralympics would not normally be held in a situation like the current one in Japan. He called on officials to explain clearly if they go ahead with the Tokyo Games.
Omi Shigeru said to a Diet committee on Wednesday that if the organizers go ahead with the games, they must scale back the events and strengthen management systems as much as possible.
In professional shogi, a Japanese game similar to chess, Satomi Kana has defended one of her titles, securing the most women's career titles.
The 29-year-old Satomi beat Yamane Kotomi, who is 23, in a match held in the western prefecture of Fukuoka on Wednesday.
Companies in Japan are preparing to conduct coronavirus vaccinations at their offices as the government plans to start giving shots at workplaces from June 21.
The government revealed the plan on Tuesday, aiming to seed up the vaccination rollout. University campuses will also be added to a list of inoculation venues.