One man has been pronounced dead after being engulfed by an avalanche in central Japan, on a mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures.
The avalanche occurred on Sunday morning, hitting five climbers on the Nagano side of Mount Norikura.
A 24-year-old koala at a zoo in western Japan has been recognized as the world's oldest in captivity.
The koala, Midori, was presented with a certificate of recognition by Guinness World Records on Sunday. She turned 24 last month.
A female giant panda at a zoo in western Japan was given White Day gifts by her keepers on Sunday.
On March 14, men give gifts in return for presents they received on Valentine's Day one month earlier. The practice began in Japan in the 1970s.
Japanese snowboarder Totsuka Yuto won his first title in the men's halfpipe at the world championships in the US state of Colorado on Saturday.
Participants compete on the height and degree of difficulty of their jumps.
Members of Myanmar's ethnic minority groups living in Japan have held protests in Tokyo against last month's military coup in their country.
About 200 people gathered in front of the United Nations University in Tokyo on Sunday. The rally was organized by Kachin people living in Japan. About 30 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar also took part.
Police say a man was found unconscious and a few other people were injured in an avalanche on Mount Norikura on the border of Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan on Sunday.
Police and fire officials say the avalanche occurred on the Nagano side of the mountain around 10 a.m., and that an eyewitness reported that multiple people skiing on the slope were hit.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 239 new cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday.
This brings the total number of infections in the Japanese capital to 115,409.
A full year has passed since a national emergency was declared in the United States to tackle the spread of the coronavirus.
Then President Donald Trump made an announcement on March 13, 2020.
A group of researchers studying disaster management say they will call on the government to designate March 11th as the day for teaching about disaster management and handing down disaster experiences.
Following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, researchers pointed out the importance of teaching about disaster management, but efforts made towards the goal have been patchy.
Japan's Foreign Ministry has released two short English-language videos on the Internet to mark the 10th anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.
One of the videos, titled "Ten years of reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake" shows progress made in rebuilding affected communities in the Tohoku region.
Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo has expressed concern about a new Chinese law which allows the country's coast guard to use weapons.
Kishi was taking part in an international video conference held by a Canadian think-tank on Saturday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 330 new cases of coronavirus infection on Saturday.
This brings the total number of infections in the Japanese capital to 115,170.
The leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India have agreed to collaborate more closely through a series of working groups devoted to key issues, such as the coronavirus response.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held their first so-called Quad summit on Friday night, Japan time. They spoke online for more than 90 minutes.
The leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India have discussed a wide range of global issues in their first so-called Quad summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke online for more than 90 minutes Friday night, Japan time.