A secretary of a Japanese Lower House lawmaker has reportedly told prosecutors about a failure to list income totaling about 40 million yen, or about 290,000 dollars, in a political funds report.

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Sonoura Kentaro's political fund management group had last year corrected its report to include funds worth 2 million yen, or about 14,500 dollars, collected at a fund-raising party in 2019.

Sources close to organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics say anti-coronavirus measures for the events are expected to cost about 100 billion yen, or more than 960 million dollars.

The sources say the organizing committee has already concluded additional expenses that will be incurred, due to the Games' postponement, are likely to be about 1.9 billion dollars.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has pledged that Japan will contribute one million dollars to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Motegi took part in an online meeting on Wednesday with his counterparts from the 10-member ASEAN, China and South Korea.

More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Takeo City and Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, Kinko Town, and Nagashima Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Takeo City and Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

More than 1.6 million people in six prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.

As of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, evacuation orders were issued to the following municipalities -- Kohoku Town in Saga Prefecture, Goto City, Iki City, and Sasebo City in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto City, Kuma Village, and Tsunagi Town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Hita City in Oita Prefecture, Hyuga City, Misato Town, Kadogawa Town, and Kijo Town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Toshima Village, Tarumizu City, Kanoya City, Kagoshima City, Mishima Village, Nishinoomote City, Makurazaki City, Akune City, Satsumasendai City, Soo City, Minamiosumi Town, and Kinko Town in Kagoshima Prefecture.

A Japanese government survey shows that the country's exports declined 19.2 percent in July from a year earlier.

The Finance Ministry released the preliminary trade data on Wednesday.

Japan's agricultural ministry has warned of devastating damage to the farming, forestry and fisheries industries due to ongoing torrential downpours.

The ministry says as of 11 p.m. on Friday, damage has been confirmed in 30 prefectures. They include Kumamoto and Kagoshima in the southwestern Kyushu region, which has been hit particularly hard by the extreme weather.

Japan's top government spokesperson says the supply of face masks will increase to more than 600 million per month from March amid a severe shortage across the country.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Thursday that the government is working to resolve the shortage as soon as possible while closely monitoring mask production and distribution.