Tokyo's Haneda Airport is bustling with travelers who spent the "bon" holidays at their hometowns or tourist destinations.
Some of the flights bound for the capital were fully booked on Tuesday afternoon.
Extremely heavy rain is continuing to pound Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Tuesday, increasing the risk of disasters. The risk could also rise in other areas of northern Japan as the front moves southward.
Japan's Meteorological Agency says a front accompanied by a low-pressure system is passing over Hokkaido and the Tohoku region. That's creating unstable atmospheric conditions and bringing an influx of developed rain clouds.
Weather officials in Japan are warning of more torrential rains on Tuesday in the north and northeast.
The Meteorological Agency attributes the unstable conditions to an influx of warm, moist air over the Sea of Japan.
Afghanistan's ambassador to Japan has called on the international community to support the Afghan people, who are facing poverty and starvation.
Shaida Mohammad Abdali was speaking in an interview with NHK.
Torrential rains are expected to lash the northern and northeastern regions of Japan again on Tuesday.
The Meteorological Agency says unstable atmospheric conditions in northern Japan are due to an influx of warm, moist air toward a front hanging over the Sea of Japan.
A detailed analysis of samples collected from the Ryugu asteroid has found a key mineral containing organic matter. Researchers believe this could provide a clue as to how water and organic matter arrived on Earth.
The analysis was conducted by scientists from the Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and other institutions.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made an offering at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, the day Japan marks the end of World War Two.
Kishida did not visit the shrine, but sent his secretary to make the private cash offering in the capacity of the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 23,135 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday. It says 14 people in their 40s or older died in the capital.
The daily tally for the capital is up 5,251 from a week ago. It is the first time for infections to increase since August 5.
People in Japan are marking 77 years since the end of World War Two. On August 15, 1945, people gathered around their radios to hear a message from the Emperor.
He announced that Japan had surrendered. Millions of Japanese people died in the war. On Monday, the government held a ceremony to remember them.
Japan's weather officials say a low-pressure system accompanied by a front will likely bring further torrential rain to northern regions.
The Meteorological Agency says unstable atmospheric conditions are expected to bring torrential rain and thunder to the northeastern Tohoku region, Hokkaido, Niigata Prefecture, and the Hokuriku region on Monday and Tuesday.
People in Japan are observing a solemn anniversary this Monday.
On August 15th, 1945, a statement from Emperor Showa was broadcast on the radio, announcing that the country had surrendered in World War Two.
Japanese government sources say Washington is considering a plan for Vice President Kamala Harris to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo next month.
It would be Harris' first visit to Japan in her current capacity.
People in Japan are watching to see who becomes the new leader of the major opposition Nippon Ishin, or Japan Innovation Party.
An election will be held in the coming weeks to decide who takes over from current head Matsui Ichiro.
Researchers in Japan say an antibody produced by infection with the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is less effective against a newer subvariant, BA.2.75.
Professor Sato Kei of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo heads the team of researchers, G2P-Japan. The findings of their study have not been formally peer-reviewed.