Japan's health ministry says 6,922 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Sunday.
The daily tally increased by 652 from a week earlier, and marks the ninth straight day of week-on-week increases.
Japan's health ministry says 8,021 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Saturday.
The tally increased by 54 from the same day last week and the eighth straight day with a week-on-week increase.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has arrived in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, where he will attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
It's the start of a busy week for the Japanese leader, who will be exercising his diplomacy through a series of key regional summits and meetings on the sidelines.
A Japanese scholar has unearthed letters exchanged by Emperor Showa and Pope Pius XII that offer valuable insights into postwar relations between Japan and the Vatican.
Nihon University Professor Matsumoto Saho found the letters among documents declassified in 2020 in the Vatican Apostolic Archive. They consist of two letters from the pope and two replies from the emperor in 1952.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is set for a busy week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia. He's scheduled to attend a series of key regional summits and meetings on the sidelines.
Kishida left Japan early on Saturday. He will first attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that kicked off on Friday in the Cambodian capital.
The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has suffered a fresh blow. Justice Minister Hanashi Yasuhiro resigned over controversial remarks he had made about his role and the death penalty.
At a gathering on Wednesday, Hanashi said he had a "low-profile job that makes headlines only when he authorizes executions." That sparked criticism from both opposition and ruling party lawmakers. He met Kishida on Friday to tender his resignation.
Japan's seven-day average of new coronavirus infection cases has risen for four consecutive weeks.
The nationwide weekly average had declined for seven consecutive weeks through October 13.
Japan's Foreign Ministry has disclosed that it provided a grant of about 9.5 million yen, or about 67,000 dollars, to a nongovernmental group linked to the controversial religious organization previously known as the Unification Church.
A ministry official spoke about the matter at a Lower House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on Friday. The official said that the ministry decided in February 2015 to award the grant as part of its Official Development Assistance scheme.
People in western Japan's Matsue City are having fun sightseeing on boats equipped with traditional "kotatsu" heaters.
Sightseeing boats on Matsue castle's moat are fitted with the devices around this time of the year. A kotatsu heater is a low table covered with a blanket that has a heat source underneath.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has decided to dismiss Justice Minister Hanashi Yasuhiro, who has been under fire for controversial remarks. Kishida conveyed his decision to senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Hanashi said on Wednesday that he has a low-profile job that makes headlines only when he authorizes executions. He made the remark at a gathering of LDP lawmakers of the Kishida faction.
Japan's government will exercise the right to question the former Unification Church and open a probe into alleged dubious activities. The religious group is accused of soliciting large donations from members and shady marketing known as spiritual sales.
Education and culture minister Nagaoka Keiko said on Friday that many court rulings have acknowledged illegal activities by the group and its members.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has decided to dismiss Justice Minister Hanashi Yasuhiro over his controversial remarks.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will begin a nine-day trip to Southeast Asia on Friday. He is due to attend the Group of 20 summit and two other summit meetings.
Kishida will visit Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand during the trip. He will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference and the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, in addition to the G20 summit.
Japan's justice minister has apologized again and retracted more of his comments a day after he retracted a remark he made about his job.
Hanashi Yasuhiro faced criticism after saying at a party on Wednesday that his low-profile job makes headlines only when he authorizes executions. He apologized and retracted the words at the Diet on Thursday.