Japan's Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has pledged to help Mauritius restore the country's ecosystem which was damaged by an oil spill from a Japanese cargo ship that went aground in July.
Motegi talked with Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth by telephone on Monday.
A group of Japanese researchers plans to develop a drug to treat coronavirus infections using antibodies from people who have recovered.
The team, led by Professor Takagi Motoki at Fukushima Medical University, explained the project at a news conference on Monday.
Two lawmakers have kicked off their campaigns for the leadership of Japan's new main opposition party. It is being created through a merger that includes the two largest opposition groups.
The race is between Izumi Kenta, the policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, and Edano Yukio, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
At the US Open tennis tournament, former champion Osaka Naomi of Japan has advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Estonia's Anett Kontaveit in straight sets.
The Grand Slam tournament is taking place in New York without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Campaigning officially kicked off in Japan on Tuesday to choose the next leader of the main ruling party.
Three candidates are making their pitches in the hopes of being named president of the Liberal Democratic Party. The winner is set to become the country's next prime minister, as Abe Shinzo is stepping down because of health issues.
Japan's GDP for the April to June quarter has been revised downward, confirming that the economy shrank at a record pace as the coronavirus impact was bigger than initially estimated.
The Cabinet Office now says the economy shrank at an annualized rate of minus 28.1 percent in real terms. That's a bit worse than preliminary figure of minus 27.8 percent announced in August, which was already a record.
People in parts of Japan and South Korea are cleaning up after Typhoon Haishen battered both countries.
The storm left two people dead and several others are missing in southwest Japan. 96 others were injured in the country.
The Japanese government is easing entry restrictions for travelers from Taiwan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar on Tuesday.
Long-term residents, like expatriate workers, will now be able to travel back and forth between Japan and these regions.
Official campaigning is to kick off in the race to choose the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Abe Shinzo as head of Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party.
Three lawmakers plan to file their candidacies on Tuesday. They are Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide; LDP policy chief and former foreign minister Kishida Fumio; and former LDP secretary-general Ishiba Shigeru.
Typhoon Haishen has passed by the southwestern island of Kyushu, but authorities in Japan are calling on people to remain on alert.
The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to Japan's Kyushu and Chugoku regions. It also caused heavy rain in many parts of the country. Authorities are warning of landslides, swollen rivers and flooding in low-lying areas.
More than 1.1 million people in four prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately even though Typhoon Haishen has moved past the region.
As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, evacuation orders were issued to Saga Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture.
Two lawmakers have kicked off campaigning for the leadership of Japan's new main opposition party, which will be mainly formed by a merger of two existing ones.
The policy chief of the Democratic Party for the People, Izumi Kenta, and the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Edano Yukio, are running for leadership.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 77 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Monday. It's the first time the daily figure has dropped below 100 since August 24.
The total number of infections in Tokyo has reached 21,849.
A large typhoon is moving north after skirting the southwestern island of Kyushu. Weather officials are calling on people to remain on alert.
Officials say that as of 11 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was 260 kilometers north of Tsushima City in Nagasaki Prefecture. They say the typhoon was moving north at 45 kilometers per hour toward the Korean Peninsula. The storm is still bringing strong winds to Kyushu and part of the Chugoku region.