Tokyo prosecutors have indicted two US citizens for helping former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan to Lebanon.
Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret, and his adult son Peter Taylor were indicted on Monday. They were extradited to Japan in early March.
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Monday that cherry blossoms in Tokyo are now in full bloom.
Cherry trees in the capital came into full bloom on the same day as last year, and 12 days earlier than usual.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has told Vietnam's top leader that Japan will help the country deliver coronavirus vaccines by supporting "cold chain" logistics.
Suga held a phone conversation on Monday with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Japanese players prevailed in four categories at the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships on Sunday.
In the women's singles final, Japan's Okuhara Nozomi beat Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight sets -- 21-12, 21-16.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has lifted a tsunami advisory that was issued after an earthquake hit northeastern Japan early Saturday evening.
The advisory for coastal areas in Miyagi Prefecture was lifted at 7:30 p.m.
A group of lawmakers from Japan's main governing Liberal Democratic Party is set to launch a new Diet group to advocate for a legal change that would allow married couples to use different surnames.
The lawmakers plan to hold the group's first meeting next Thursday.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has strongly criticized Tokyo Electric Power Company over security breaches at one of its nuclear power plants, saying people inevitably doubt its qualification to run such plants.
Suga made the criticism at an Upper House committee meeting after sensors for detecting intruders were found to be broken at TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture on the Japan Sea coast.
The state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures is over after ten weeks. Some restrictions are easing, but officials are cautioning people to remain on the alert.
The number of daily cases has fallen by 80 percent since the declaration went into effect earlier this year. But there has been a slight uptick in recent days, prompting the government to maintain its request that restaurants and bars close early, and for companies to encourage remote work.
A group of Japanese researchers says a newborn baby is believed to have contracted the coronavirus from its mother.
Members of the Japan Pediatric Society conducted a survey of 1,124 medical facilities across Japan that have pediatric wards.
In Japan, the state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures expired at the end of the day on Sunday.
Emergency measures took effect in early January, when coronavirus cases were surging. Since then case numbers in the capital have fallen 80 percent, and leveled off as measures were put in place to prevent a resurgence.
The coronavirus state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures will expire at the end of the day on Sunday.
It went into effect in early January, when infection cases were surging. Case numbers in the capital have leveled off, and efforts are underway to prevent a resurgence.
NHK has learned that nine people were injured in a strong earthquake in northeastern Japan on Saturday.
The figure as of 11 a.m. Sunday was obtained from police, firefighters and municipal officials.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he will work to further strengthen Japan's alliance with the United States when he visits the country early next month.
Suga gave a speech on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka City, near Tokyo.
Tokyo's Adachi Ward will distribute free sanitary products to female residents who are facing economic hardship.
An increasing number of women around the world are unable to buy hygiene products due to poverty.