The Los Angeles Angels' two-way star Ohtani Shohei has again matched a feat of legendary Major League baseball player Babe Ruth, by getting 400 strikeouts as a pitcher.
Ohtani reached the milestone in a game against the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says large and powerful Typhoon Hinnamnor is heading north off Kume Island in Okinawa Prefecture. The prefecture is believed to be out of the storm zone.
The typhoon is forecast to develop and change its course eastward to approach Kyushu on Tuesday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it confirmed 9,635 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
The figure decreased 6,199 from a week ago, marking 14 straight days of week-on-week decline.
Typhoon Hinnamnor continues to move northward, bringing fierce winds to the Sakishima Islands and Kumejima Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warns of strong winds and high waves on those islands. It also says there could be flooding and landslides in the Sakishima Islands and the main island of Okinawa.
Japan's Defense Ministry is making arrangements to work with Britain in developing a common fuselage for a new fighter jet.
Major Japanese and British firms began research in January on co-developing a new engine for the fighter jet to replace the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 jets.
Unstable atmospheric conditions continue in various areas, mainly in western and eastern Japan, with heavy rain clouds developing as Typhoon Hinnamnor heads north.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says warm damp air surrounding the typhoon, and the Pacific high pressure system is flowing towards the Sea of Japan to the Tohoku region in the northeast.
Typhoon Hinnamnor is heading north over waters south of Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says the powerful typhoon was slowly heading north over waters 130 kilometers south-southeast of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, as of Saturday noon.
The Japan Tourism Agency has revised its guidelines for overseas tourists as the county prepares to reopen to individual tourists next week.
Starting on Wednesday, the government will allow tourists from all countries to enter Japan without joining a guided tour.
Japan's government has compiled a plan to resume evacuation drills in light of the increased number of missile launches by North Korea.
The move is in response to the North's frequent launches of ballistic missiles so far this year. The government already announced plans to resume the drills for the first time in four years in cooperation with local authorities.
Typhoon Hinnamnor is over waters south of Okinawa Prefecture, and is forecast to approach its southwestern islands between Saturday evening and early Sunday.
The Meteorological Agency says the powerful typhoon was traveling northwest at a speed of 10 kilometers an hour Friday afternoon over waters south-southeast of Ishigaki Island. It was almost stationary through that morning.
Japan has asked Australia to continue providing the country with a stable supply of liquefied natural gas as Canberra considers curbing exports amid a potential supply crunch.
Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi met with Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen on Friday. They met on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministers' meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
Japan's health ministry has decided to start coronavirus vaccinations targeting the Omicron variant for the elderly and medical workers as early as mid-September.
The ministry's expert panel decided on Friday that people aged 12 and older who have received the first two shots are eligible for the Omicron booster jab.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 12,413 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday.
The number is down more than 6,000 from a week earlier. The daily tally in the capital has now fallen week-on-week for 12 straight days.
Top environment officials of Japan and the United States have reaffirmed that they will work to strengthen the countries' cooperation in tackling climate change and other issues.
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Regan, visited Japan and met Japanese Environment Minister Nishimura Akihiro on Friday.