Receipts Issued To Abe's Fund Management Group

Receipts issued to Abe's fund management group

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.

Emergency Warning Likely To Be Issued On Sunday

Emergency warning likely to be issued on Sunday

What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening Japan's southwest. The Meteorological Agency has declared it's probable that it will issue an emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday morning.

An agency official said, "Typhoon Haishen is expected to approach or make landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture late Sunday night. Kagoshima is expected to enter the storm zone shortly after noon on Sunday. We may issue an emergency warning for violent winds, high waves, and a storm surge in Kagoshima on Sunday morning."

Emergency Warning Likely To Be Issued Sunday

Emergency warning likely to be issued Sunday

What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening Japan's southwest. The Meteorological Agency has declared it's probable that it will issue an emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday morning.

An agency official said, "Typhoon Haishen is expected to approach or make landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture late Sunday night. Kagoshima is expected to enter the storm zone shortly after noon on Sunday. We may issue an emergency warning for violent winds, high waves, and a storm surge in Kagoshima on Sunday morning."

Emergency Warning Likely To Be Issued

Emergency warning likely to be issued

What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country's southwest.

The Meteorological Agency has announced there's a likelihood that it will issue an emergency warning for Kagoshima prefecture on Sunday morning.

Evacuation Orders Issued In Kyushu

Evacuation orders issued in Kyushu

Evacuation orders are in place for parts of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Nagasaki and Oita prefectures in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region due to heavy rainfall.

Officials are calling on residents to be on the alert for risks of floods and landslides.

Heavy Rain Emergency Warning Issued For Kyushu

Heavy rain emergency warning issued for Kyushu

Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a heavy rain emergency warning for parts of Kumamoto and Kagoshima Prefectures in the Kyushu region. The once-in-decades deluge is the highest warning level on a scale of 1 to 5.

Authorities are calling on people in the designated areas to evacuate or remain in safe areas. The warning has been issued for 16 municipalities in Kumamoto, and 4 in Kagoshima.

Heavy Rain Alert Issued For Wide Areas Of Japan

Heavy rain alert issued for wide areas of Japan

Japanese weather officials are warning of localized heavy rains in wide areas of western to northeastern Japan by Monday morning.

The meteorological agency says warm, damp air is flowing from the west into a front, causing atmospheric conditions to become unstable over most of the country.

Directive Issued Over Healthcare Workers' Children

Directive issued over healthcare workers' children

Japan's health ministry has issued a directive to local authorities to ensure that day care centers look after children of healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.

The directive is intended to help medical workers avoid staying at home, or taking a leave of absence to care for their children when demand for medical services is rising.

Coronavirus Prevention Handbook Issued

Coronavirus prevention handbook issued

A Japanese medical university has published an online handbook that explains how people can protect themselves from the new coronavirus.

Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Professor Mitsuo Kaku, an expert on infectious diseases, heads the group that compiled the handbook.

Chinese Firm 'issued Fake Receipts To Hide Bribes'

Chinese firm 'issued fake receipts to hide bribes'

Tokyo prosecutors investigating bribery allegations involving casino resorts say a Chinese firm issued fake receipts to a Japanese lawmaker to cover up its bribes.

The prosecutors on Tuesday served a fresh arrest warrant to Tsukasa Akimoto on suspicion of receiving bribes worth about 32,000 dollars.