Travel agencies in Japan are stepping up online customer services as part of efforts to prevent spreading the coronavirus. The moves come after the government's incentive campaign for domestic tourism started including trips to and from Tokyo on October 1.

H.I.S. launched a new online system this month employing artificial intelligence. Customers can enter their travel period, budget and so on via smartphone, and AI then recommends travel plans.

A typhoon is now barreling toward Japan. Weather officials say it is just south of the country and is set to take a northeasterly path along the Pacific coast.

Meteorological Agency officials say Typhoon Chan-hom is unlikely to make landfall but is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain across wide areas.

A third-party panel of experts has compiled a report on the Japanese government's initial response to the pandemic. They say some of the measures were too little and too late.

One of the focal points of the report was the government's border control response.

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has sent a tweet wishing US President Donald Trump an early recovery from the coronavirus.

Suga wrote on Saturday that he was worried after reading Trump's tweet announcing that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive.

People along the Japanese Pacific coast are bracing for powerful winds and downpours. Severe Tropical Storm Dolphin is set to close in on eastern and northern Japan on Thursday or Friday.

The storm is currently in waters south of Tokyo and heading northeast.

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has called for immediate action on UN reform and permanent Japanese membership on the Security Council.

Motegi sent a video message to a high-level UN meeting on Tuesday commemorating the world body's 75th anniversary.

Japan's new prime minister Suga Yoshihide has spent his first full day in the country's top job. He and his newly minted ministers wasted no time getting down to business.

Suga said, "My cabinet is ready to serve the people. We will try to deliver tangible results and live up to their expectations."

Developers have released the details of a major construction project that's underway in central Tokyo.

It includes a 390-meter skyscraper that will be the tallest building in Japan.

Japan's new prime minister says he will prioritize measures against the coronavirus and its economic fallout. Suga Yoshihide is taking over from Abe Shinzo, a close ally who was Japan's longest-serving prime minister.

Suga said, "We can never afford to have a political vacuum when our country is facing a grave challenge. To overcome the current crisis and give the public peace of mind again, we need to push forward with the efforts the Abe government had been making. That is my mission."

In a change of leadership in Japan, the head of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as the country's new prime minister by the Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician is succeeding Abe Shinzo, who resigned to deal with health issues.

The head of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as the country's new prime minister by the country's Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician will succeed Abe Shinzo, who has resigned to deal with health issues.

The leader of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Suga Yoshihide, has been chosen as Japan's new prime minister by the country's Diet.

The 71-year-old veteran politician will succeed Abe Shinzo, who has resigned to deal with health issues.

Suga Yoshihide has been chosen as Japan's 99th prime minister in the Diet.

The political transition comes after Abe Shinzo's surprise announcement last month, that he would step down to deal with health issues.

Japanese lawmakers have elected Suga Yoshihide as the next Prime Minister. Here's a look at the life of the country's new leader.

Nearly every day for the past eight years, Suga Yoshihide has taken questions from reporters.