A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has again called for the total abolition of nuclear weapons.
Setsuko Thurlow, who lives in Canada, made the appeal in a video message on Saturday at an event sponsored by the Japanese NGO, Peace Boat.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says about 464,000 households in the Kyushu region were without power as of 4 a.m. on Monday.
The utility says work to restore power will begin as soon as possible after the storm passes. Officials are urging residents to stay away from downed power lines.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says about 429,000 households in the Kyushu region were without power as of 3 a.m. on Monday.
In Kagoshima Prefecture, more than 22 percent, or 262,000 households, were without electricity.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says about 373,000 households in the Kyushu region were without power as of 2 a.m. on Monday.
In Kagoshima Prefecture, more than 22 percent, or 259,000 households, were without electricity.
Japan's health ministry approved on Friday the use of saliva to conduct PCR tests for people with no coronavirus symptoms.
Last month, the ministry allowed the use of saliva in PCR tests for the coronavirus, in addition to the method of swabbing the nostril. But tests using saliva, which are considered to be easier, were limited to those who had symptoms, like a fever.
The governor of Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan says 14 people have been found without vital signs at a nursing home for the elderly. That comes amid heavy flooding in the region.
Torrential rains have battered parts of southern Japan. Flooding is causing havoc in many residential areas.
Authorities say over 10 people have been found with no vital signs while others are missing.
Officials in Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, say one person is without vital signs, another person is in critical condition and nine remain missing in areas hit by torrential rains.
The officials say the person without vital signs was found in the town of Tsunagi.
Two Tokyo men in their 80's, who were told by doctors to stay at home despite having developed fevers, were posthumously found to have contracted coronavirus.
One of them died on April 17th after he was found squatting on a street in Katsushika Ward and rushed to hospital.
NHK has learned that the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has decided not to hold a torch relay, but will instead use a lantern to carry the Olympic flame across Japan.
Officials close to the matter say the committee decided that the torch relay won't come until it reaches a final conclusion with the International Olympic Committee on whether or not to postpone the Games.
After launching it in Europe at the beginning of the month, Toyota has now started accepting online reservations of the GR Yaris.
The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opened on Sunday in Osaka, western Japan, without spectators as part of measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Wrestlers and stable masters arrived at the gymnasium by car or taxi. They were told to refrain from using trains, buses and other public transportation to avoid catching the virus.
Officials from the Japan Sumo Association have decided that the spring tournament in Osaka starting on March 8 will be held without any spectators. They took the decision as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
The members of the association's board meeting have been discussing two options, holding it without any spectators or completely canceling it.
Japan's health ministry says it has to retest 23 passengers who were allowed to leave a new coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Yokohama port, as the initial testing procedure was incomplete.
All the passengers and crew onboard the Diamond Princess were tested at the start of a 14-day quarantine period around February 5.