One month has passed since former prime minister Abe Shinzo was fatally shot during a campaign event. The incident continues to fuel speculation about ties between a religious group and prominent politicians.
Mourners visited the site of the shooting early Monday and observed a moment of silence.
An NHK opinion poll suggests that the approval rating for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's Cabinet has fallen to 46 percent, the lowest since its launch in October.
NHK conducted the telephone survey on 2,577 randomly chosen citizens aged 18 or older from Friday through Sunday. About 1,200 people responded.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 17,884 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday -- the first time in nearly three weeks the daily number was under the 20,000 mark.
The daily tally is down about 4,000 from a week ago and marks three straight days of week-on-week decline.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern that the war in Ukraine may be prolonged.
Guterres was in Japan to attend Saturday's ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the western Japan city. He met reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japanese police are considering the use of drones to guard dignitaries in the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
The National Police Agency has been looking into why police officers failed to protect Abe a month ago.
Worshipers gathered on Sunday for the first summertime cleaning in three years of the Great Buddha statue in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan.
The event at Todaiji Temple is normally undertaken annually on August 7, but has been canceled for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japanese weather officials are urging people to take precautions against heatstroke, as sweltering heat is expected in many parts of the country in the coming days.
Officials say temperatures will rise on Monday, mainly in eastern and western Japan.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 26,313 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
The daily tally is down 5,228 from a week ago, and marks the second straight day of week-on-week declines.
A government survey shows that the proportion of male workers in Japan who take childcare leave hit a record high in the last fiscal year. But it remains uncertain whether the government's target can be achieved by 2025.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry conducted a survey of 6,300 businesses nationwide last October and 3,683 responded.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on Saturday that he will reshuffle his Cabinet and the top spots in his ruling Liberal Democratic Party as early as next week.
Kishida said that he has wanted to launch a new Cabinet as soon as possible to deal with various challenges, such as coronavirus infections, rising prices, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the Taiwan situation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over Russia's nuclear threats and other moves around the world running counter to the goal of nuclear disarmament.
Guterres spoke to NHK in an exclusive interview on Saturday after attending a ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He was the first UN chief to attend the memorial event in 12 years.
People in Hiroshima are marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing that devastated the city in the final days of World War Two. Thousands of people gathered on Saturday morning for an annual ceremony at the city's Peace Memorial Park.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio was joined by representatives from 99 countries, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the first UN chief to attend the event in 12 years.
Health authorities in Japan have confirmed the country's third case of monkeypox.
Officials at the health ministry say the disease was found in a man in his 20s who belongs to the US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio plans to reshuffle his Cabinet and executives of the governing Liberal Democratic Party as early as next Wednesday.
He notified senior LDP officials of his plans on Friday after a three-day extraordinary Diet session that followed the July Upper House election.