Offspring of religious group followers in Japan, who claim to have suffered due to the compulsion of the groups' teachings, have set up a body to raise awareness about their plight.
The religious groups include the former Unification Church.
Committee members of Japan's Lower House have agreed on a vote of a revised draft of a bill aimed at helping people who have suffered damage from the actions of the former Unification Church.
The vote is scheduled for Thursday. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is to attend the session ahead of the voting.
Data from the World Cup in Qatar show a shot made by Japanese midfielder Doan Ritsu in his team's match against Spain was the second fastest goal-scoring kick in the tournament's group stage.
The world's soccer governing body, FIFA, published the data after the group stage ended.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary says the government will hold a working group meeting early next year to discuss ways to alleviate Okinawa Prefecture's burden of hosting US military bases.
The southern prefecture hosts about 70 percent of the US military facilities in Japan. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu is in charge of reducing this burden.
Investigators probing alleged bid-rigging involving test events for last year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have raided more targets, including two group companies of major Japanese advertising agencies.
Tokyo prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday searched the offices of ADK Marketing Solutions and Dentsu Live, and other locations.
More than 200 lawyers from across Japan have formed a new group to support those who say they have suffered damage from the former Unification Church.
The religious body is accused of soliciting large donations from followers and conducting dubious marketing practices known as spiritual sales.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is facing criticism for dining out with more than five people despite the government's call to avoid such gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The opposition criticized Suga for dining at a steak restaurant in Tokyo with ruling Liberal Democratic Party officials Nikai Toshihiro and Hayashi Motoo and other celebrities.
A US group of foreign policy experts has called for boosting Japan-US cooperation in the face of challenges from China and North Korea.
The experts, including former US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage and Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye, released a report on Monday.
A research group commissioned by Japan's health ministry will conduct a large-scale survey on the loss of smell as a symptom of COVID-19.
Loss of smell has been reported as one of the various symptoms of the coronavirus disease, but detailed research on it has yet to be conducted in Japan.
People with intractable diseases in Japan want the government to ensure sufferers of all illnesses can receive care during the coronavirus pandemic, which is putting an increasing burden on the medical system.
The Japan Patients Association, which comprises 93 organizations of patients with intractable or chronic illnesses, submitted an urgent request earlier this week.
Former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo's political support group did not mention the cost of a dinner party it organized in its political fund report for last year.
The report was released on Friday. It has no record of the transactions concerning the party held in April 2019.
If you are having a tough time getting your hands on Sony’s PS5 console, then you have scalpers to blame. This is because according to a report from Business Insider, it appears that a UK based scalper group calling themselves CrepChiefNotify have managed to nab as many as 3,500 units in total and are reselling them at premium prices.
According to the report, the group relied on a variety of tools to help them nab all these units, including communications over Discord, retail-scalping bots, and also inside information to give them an advantage over regular shoppers. Sony has attempted to combat scalpers by limiting the number of units that customers can purchase per household, but it seems that whatever measures they put into place did not help as it is clear that the group managed to find a way around it.
NHK has learned that hotels in Tokyo where supporters of former prime minister Abe Shinzo attended parties issued receipts annually to a fund management group that he headed.
Abe's supporters gathered for the parties on the eve of his annual cherry blossom viewing events.
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.