Japan's Defense Ministry says it will conduct a special investigation into harassment within the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces following sexual assault allegations.
The move comes after former female SDF member Gonoi Rina complained of sexual harassment by other personnel while on duty. She worked for a Ground Self-Defense Force unit until June.
The head of the company that received payments from Japanese publisher Kadokawa reportedly says he thought the money was a reward for the receipt of a contract to sponsor the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Fukami Kazumasa was arrested by prosecutors on Tuesday. He is suspected of serving as an accomplice to former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive Takahashi Haruyuki.
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has shown to media work to dig an underwater tunnel for releasing treated water from the facility into the ocean.
Tokyo Electric Power Company began building the tunnel in early August to release the water about one kilometer offshore, after diluting it.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 9,486 new infections of the coronavirus on Tuesday.
The capital's daily tally fell more than 4,700 from a week earlier and marks the 16th straight day that infections have declined week-on-week.
Japan is more than doubling the number of daily arrivals as a further easing of its coronavirus entry restrictions.
Staring on Wednesday, the cap on daily arrivals to Japan is raised to 50,000 from 20,000.
A group of lawyers in Japan says a religious group formerly known as the Unification Church is asking consumer centers to provide information on consultations related to the religious group. The lawyers have called on the centers to reject such requests.
The group now called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is in the spotlight for alleged involvement in a dubious marketing practice known as "spiritual sales."
A pro-Russian hacker group says it has attacked a Japanese government website.
The Killnet group posted a message on social media shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Japan time, saying it attacked the "e-Gov" portal site run by the government.
Tokyo prosecutors have arrested two former senior officials of major Japanese publisher Kadokawa on suspicion of bribing a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee.
Former Kadokawa executive Yoshihara Toshiyuki and former senior official Maniwa Kyoji were arrested on Tuesday.
The Japanese government says the total cost of the state funeral for late former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is estimated at about one billion 660 million yen, or around 11.8 million dollars.
The funeral for Abe, who was fatally shot during an election campaign speech in July, is scheduled for September 27 in Tokyo. The government will foot the entire bill.
Up-and-coming Japanese director Fukada Koji's "Love Life" received a standing ovation at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday.
The film is in the running for the top Golden Lion award in the Competition category. The story questions the meaning of love and depicts the dynamics between the heroine, her husband, her son from a previous marriage, and her deaf ex-husband.
Japan's government has decided to shorten the self-isolation period for coronavirus patients and simplify the national system for counting new cases.
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio exchanged views about coronavirus measures with health minister Kato Katsunobu and other relevant ministers on Tuesday.
A large, powerful typhoon is heading north over the Sea of Japan.
Japanese weather officials say that as of noon on Tuesday, Typhoon Hinnamnor was moving northeast over waters off Shimane Prefecture at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.
Workers in Japan brought home higher wages in July, although the gains were eaten up by inflation.
The labor ministry says the average wage for the month was nearly 378,000 yen, or about 2,700 dollars.
Japanese consumers have faced a flurry of price hikes in recent months, and now one of the most popular baby-care product makers is adding some of its core items to the list.
Combi said on Monday it plans to raise prices from October.