A collision between a leisure fishing boat and a cargo vessel at a port in eastern Japan has left one person dead.
Coast guard officials say the accident occurred at around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday at Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Officials in Japan reported a record 2,596 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday.
Twelve people in six prefectures died of the disease, including three in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
Officials in Japan reported a record 2,586 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday.
Twelve people in 6 prefectures died of the disease, including three in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido.
Rescue workers have found a man dead in a huge disused underground tank in Yokohama City, near Tokyo. The man is believed to be a missing construction worker in his 60s.
The man was found dead at around 5:30 p.m. on Friday in the cabin of the earth-moving machinery he was operating when he apparently fell into the tank on Tuesday evening.
One person has died and at least 18 have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Police say the blast occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Japan time.
One person has died and at least 17 have been injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
Police say the blast occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Japan time.
Rescue workers continue to search for missing people in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after record rainfalls triggered floods and landslides over the weekend.
Officials say 24 people have been confirmed dead. A further 16 are without vital signs, and 12 others are missing.
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, has reached 24. Officials say another 16 people have no vital signs and 12 are missing.
The record rain on Saturday inundated many residential areas.
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, has reached 20. Officials say another 17 people have no vital signs and 12 are missing.
The record rain on Saturday inundated many residential areas.
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has reached 18. Authorities say another 16 people have no vital signs and 14 are missing.
The record rain on Saturday inundated many residential areas.
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has reached 16. Authorities say 17 other people have no vital signs and 13 are missing.
The record rain on Saturday inundated many residential areas, although the downpour has eased for now.
Heavy rain in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, triggered floods and mudslides on Saturday, leaving seven people dead. Authorities say 14 people have no vital signs and four are missing.
The record rain inundated many residential areas, although the downpour has eased for now.
Japan's health ministry says an elderly woman who died on Thursday was later confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
The woman in her 80s, living in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, visited a hospital on January 22 as she was suffering from fatigue. Her health conditions had been monitored until she was diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to the hospital on February 1.