An event has been held to promote the rice harvest in a coastal area of the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. This year's harvest was the first since the area was hit by the 2011 tsunami and the nearby nuclear accident.
An evacuation order for the town's coastal area was lifted 3 years ago, but the restoration of farm land took longer.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kajiyama Hiroshi says the government will work to put the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP into effect promptly.
Kajiyama spoke to reporters after an online summit and signing ceremony he attended with Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide.
Japan's finance minister says he wants an operator of an e-money service and banks to put top priority on protecting depositors, following a major fraud case.
Aso Taro was speaking on Friday following revelations that bank customers had their savings stolen by scammers who abused telecom giant NTT Docomo's cashless payment service.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has renewed her commitment to the fight against the coronavirus after winning a second term.
Koike spoke to reporters as she arrived at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Monday morning. She garnered over 3.66 million votes in Sunday's election.
Maison book girl have revealed a "parallel version" music video for their song "my cut."
This song was included in the group's first album "bath room" released back in 2015. The "parallel version" video was created as a part of their program 'Maison book girl / Dual' on WOWOW PLUS MUSIC. With the concept, "What if Maison book girl put all their energy into idol activities?" the members express their image of an idol through the video. idomin was in charge of the choreography.
The Japanese government is considering the postponement of the Imperial couple's visit to Britain amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Arrangements have been underway for the couple to spend about a week in the UK on a state visit in early May.
Two Japanese opposition parties have postponed a proposed merger for the time being due to disagreements over terms for the union.
The secretary general of the Constitutional Democratic Party, Tetsuro Fukuyama, met in the Diet on Tuesday with his counterpart from the Democratic Party for the People, Hirofumi Hirano.