The Japanese government plans to hold an open debate on the rule of law at the UN headquarters in New York next month.
Japan will serve as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for two years starting in 2023. The country will chair the Council in January.
Female leaders from African countries attending an international conference in Tokyo have stressed the need to take measures to ensure a stable food supply.
The first Asia Pacific Africa Women's Economic Exchange Summit opened on Monday. The conference was organized by a Japanese organization supporting African nations. Participants include female leaders from seven African countries, such as Uganda and Malawi and Japanese lawmakers.
One of Asia's largest film festivals has opened in Tokyo, without the usual entry of actors and directors on a red carpet due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The opening of the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival was held at the Tokyo International Forum on Saturday.
Tokyo will host an international gymnastics event next month. It will be the first competition of an Olympic sport to be held in Japan since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Watanabe Morinari, made the announcement on Monday.
An airport in central Japan has partially resumed international flights following a suspension of more than two months due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Philippine Airlines restarted service between the Chubu international airport in Aichi Prefecture and Manila on Wednesday.
Narita Airport near Tokyo has seen a drastic drop in the number of international flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. Airport officials say weekly flights are down nearly 85 percent year-on-year.
They say Narita had 3661 international arrivals and departures during the week ending January 25,which overlapped with the Lunar New Year holiday. The figure was the largest this year except for the new year holiday period.
Major airlines in Japan say they will consider suspending or cutting more international flights as the foreign ministry raised its travel alert for the entire world on Wednesday, urging Japanese people to refrain from non-essential overseas trips.
Japanese airlines have already suspended or reduced flights on a wide range of international routes, including China, South Korea, Europe and the United States, amid the coronavirus outbreak.