A university in Japan is introducing an entrance exam method in which applicants can use smartphones and tablet computers to search for information.
Sanno University, which has campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa, plans to introduce the new measure for some of its exams to be held in February.
NHK has learned that Japan and China have agreed to resume round trip business travel between the two countries beginning in mid-November. It applies to both short- and long-term trips.
The government of Japan is gradually easing restrictions which it imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan and Singapore have agreed to allow short-term visits by each other's businesspeople, exempting them from 14-day quarantine under certain conditions.
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu announced on Friday that the Business Track scheme will start September 18.
The Japanese government will go ahead with plans to ease restrictions on large events on Friday despite a surge in coronavirus cases in parts of the country, including Tokyo.
The government is raising the maximum attendance at spectator events from 1,000 to 5,000. Daily new cases continue to climb in Tokyo. The capital recorded 224 infections on Thursday, its highest daily total to date.
It's increasingly likely that a super-fast, magnetically levitated train service in Japan will not start as planned. A local government has refused to approve preparatory work to build a tunnel.
Shizuoka Prefecture has not approved the tunnel project, citing a possible impact on local water resources.
Japan's health ministry is planning to allow dentists to carry out tests for the coronavirus in an effort to increase testing capacity.
The ministry presented the plan at an expert panel meeting on Sunday.