Mobile phone data show that foot traffic has slightly increased around some of the major railway stations in six Japanese prefectures where the second coronavirus state of emergency has been lifted.
NHK analyzed big data collected by telecom carrier NTT Docomo to see how many people were around the stations between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Monday. The company collects data while protecting users' privacy.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 121 new coronavirus cases in the capital on Monday.
The number of infections so far confirmed in Tokyo stands at 111,797.
One month has passed since China introduced a new law that authorizes its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships in waters it considers to be under its jurisdiction.
Some members of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party are calling for legislation that will ease conditions under which Japan Coast Guard personnel are allowed to use weapons.
An opinion survey conducted in Japan by an NHK institute shows that nearly 30 percent of the respondents feel little or no progress in efforts to rebuild areas hit by tsunami 10 years ago.
A major earthquake generated tsunami on March 11, 2011, causing extensive damage to Pacific coastal areas of eastern and northeastern Japan.
A senior public relations official for Japan's Cabinet has resigned. Yamada Makiko was treated to an expensive dinner by a satellite broadcasting firm while she held a high post in the communications ministry.
Yamada handed in her resignation as Cabinet public relations secretary, and the Cabinet approved it on Monday.
An opinion survey conducted in Japan by an NHK institute shows that nearly 30 percent of the respondents feel little or no progress in efforts to rebuild areas hit by tsunami 10 years ago.
A major earthquake generated tsunami on March 11, 2011, causing extensive damage to Pacific coastal areas of eastern and northeastern Japan.
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has announced that it completed the removal of all remaining nuclear fuel assemblies from the storage pool of a reactor building for safe storage in a facility in the plant's compound.
This is the first time the firm has relocated all fuel units from any of the plant's three reactors that suffered a meltdown following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 329 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Sunday.
The daily tally has been below 500 for 22 straight days.
Officials in the city of Ashikaga, north of Tokyo, say a forest fire that started a week ago has almost been contained. Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and firefighters are trying to extinguish the flames.
The fire broke out in southwestern Tochigi Prefecture on February 21. About 106 hectares had burned as of 6 p.m. on Saturday.
New systems have been developed in Japan that use artificial intelligence to analyze X-rays and endoscopic images to detect abnormalities in the human body that may indicate cancer.
One such venture is a joint project by AI developer Preferred Networks, Kyoto Medical Association and others. It is a deep-learning analysis tool that helps physicians diagnose lung cancer from chest X-rays. Areas of abnormality are indicated in color.
The average sea level along Japan's coast in 2020 was the highest on record, rising more than 8 centimeters from the usual figure.
Japan's Meteorological Agency calculates the figure every year based on tidal data observed at 16 locations on the coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu.
Tokyo officials confirmed 329 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
Japanese runner Suzuki Kengo has set a new national record for the men's full marathon.
He won the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in western Japan on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
In Japan, a state of emergency in some areas is ending on Sunday. The government imposed the measure in January to fight the coronavirus.
The declaration is ending in Osaka, Aichi, and 4 other prefectures.