Fans of the hit manga series and animated film "Kimetsu no Yaiba," or "Demon Slayer," are flocking to a shrine in southwestern Japan because of its association with the franchise. But shrine officials say they are puzzled by online resale of amulets.
Hachiman Kamado Shrine in Beppu City is regarded as a holy place. Kamado is the surname of the series' protagonist and the shrine has demon-related legends.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has expressed confidence that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held successfully next year and also emphasized that safety for spectators is a top priority.
Bach held a joint news conference in Tokyo with the president of the Tokyo Organising Committee, Mori Yoshiro, on Monday. He earlier met Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach say they will work together closely to hold the Tokyo Olympics next year.
The two met at the prime minister's office on Monday. Bach is visiting Japan for the first time since the decision was made in March to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 180 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.
The daily tally in the capital has fallen below 200 for the first time since November 9.
Japan's health ministry has reported that 130 cases of coronavirus clusters and other multiple infections were confirmed across the nation in the week to November 9.
The number rose by 27 from the previous week, an increase of 26 percent. Ministry officials are on high alert.
NHK has learned that Japan has stationed a narcotics control agent in Hong Kong to strengthen information-gathering on drug smuggling attempts.
The health ministry last year assigned an official from the narcotics control department as a consul at a consulate-general there.
Japan's Imperial Household Agency is expected to cancel the New Year greetings by the imperial family due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
The imperial family greets the general public every year on January 2 and the Emperor's birthday.
The US space agency NASA is set to launch the first privately developed spacecraft, Crew Dragon.
The craft is scheduled to blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at around 7:30 p.m. US Eastern Time on Sunday.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Kajiyama Hiroshi says the government will work to put the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP into effect promptly.
Kajiyama spoke to reporters after an online summit and signing ceremony he attended with Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide.
The mother of a Japanese woman abducted by North Korea has urged Japan's government to resolve the abduction issue through dialogue between the leaders of the two countries.
Yokota Sakie made the appeal at a news conference ahead of the 43rd anniversary of the abduction of her daughter, Megumi, on Sunday. She was kidnapped on her way home from a junior high school. Megumi turned 56 last month.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he will work with Southeast Asian countries to fight the coronavirus.
Suga took part in an online summit with the leaders of ten ASEAN countries, as well as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Saturday.
An artwork by the French teacher of the man who changed the course of Japanese modern painting has gone on display for the first time in 120 years.
French painter Raphael Collin taught Kuroda Seiki, who is regarded as Japan's father of modern Western-style painting, when Kuroda studied in France in the late 19th century.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says officials confirmed 352 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Saturday.
It is the fourth straight day that the daily tally has exceeded 300.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged more than 200 million dollars in aid to ASEAN nations to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaders from ten ASEAN members, as well as Japan's Suga, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, met online on Saturday.