The Japanese government says a North Korean missile appears to have flown over Japan...and fallen into the ocean.

Officials believe the missile was launched from a location in North Korea at about 7:22am Japan time.

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio called the repeated launches of North Korea's ballistic missiles outrageous. He said he strongly condemns the act and ordered his administration to collect information and cooperate with allies.

The Japanese government says a projectile that appears to be a North Korean ballistic missile has likely been launched toward the Pacific Ocean. The Japan Coast Guard says the projectile has already fallen.

Japan's Defense Ministry says the latest launch marks the 23rd time North Korea has fired missiles this year.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Cabinet is facing sagging approval ratings, one year after his inauguration.

The cabinet, which was launched on October 4 of last year, enjoyed steady poll numbers until July.

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced a plan to spend one trillion yen, or nearly 7 billion dollars, for reskilling programs for individual workers.

Kishida delivered his policy speech at an extraordinary session of the Diet that opened on Monday.

Japan's economic revitalization minister says he has met with the current head of the religious group previously known as the Unification Church.

Yamagiwa Daishiro disclosed at a news conference on Monday that he met Han Hak-ja at a gathering held by the group in Tokyo four years ago.

A new survey indicates that small and medium-sized firms in Japan are struggling to pass on higher costs to customers. Most said they have not yet been able to raise prices to reflect soaring raw materials costs amid the weakening yen.

Tokyo-based credit union Johnan Shinkin Bank surveyed 670 smaller firms last month. Eighty-four percent of the companies said they have not been able to raise prices to cover all of the higher costs, or any of them.

Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Naruhito will undergo a medical examination of his prostate after a blood test showed a slightly concerning tendency.

The agency said on Monday that the level of a protein called PSA in his blood sample was a little higher than normal.

Japanese government statistics show the percentage of people who died at home rose over the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health ministry statistics released last month show 1,439,856 people died in Japan in 2021.

Renowned Japanese comic artists are holding an online charity auction to support people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The project was proposed by a Japanese manga artist, Chiba Tetsuya, who is known for the boxing manga series "Ashita no Joe."

Japan's Diet convened an extraordinary session on Monday, presenting the first opportunity for full-fledged parliamentary debate after July's Upper House election.

Key points of contention will likely include economic measures against soaring prices and the relationship between politics and the former Unification Church.

Japan's transport ministry will require small tour boats and other vessels to be equipped with drive recorders.

The move comes after the fatal sinking of a tour boat off the coast of Hokkaido, northern Japan, in April.

A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers will visit Taiwan for the first time in three years. The trip comes amid China's increasing military pressure on Taiwan.

About 20 members of the group working to promote exchanges with Taiwan are expected to take part in the three-day visit starting on Saturday.

Japan's heath ministry says it confirmed 2,922 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Sunday.

The daily tally was down almost 2,700 from a week ago.