A large and very strong typhoon is moving northward, engulfing the southern main island of Kyushu. Officials are warning of strong winds, high tides, large ocean swells and torrential rain.

Weather officials say that at 4 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was at sea 60 kilometers west of Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 35 kilometers per hour.

A large and very strong typhoon is moving northward, engulfing the southern main island of Kyushu. Officials are warning of strong winds, high tides, large ocean swells and torrential rain.

Weather officials say that at 3 a.m. on Monday, Typhoon Haishen was 30 kilometers northeast of Goto City, Nagasaki Prefecture. They say it was moving north at 30 kilometers per hour.

A large and very strong typhoon is battering Japan's southwest.

Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.

A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.

Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.

A powerful typhoon, possibly the strongest in decades, is battering the country's southwest.

Typhoon Haishen is expected to draw very close to the southern main island of Kyushu through Monday morning. Authorities are calling on people to stay on the highest alert and evacuate promptly if advised to do so.

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is moving forward with plans to choose its next leader, with a slimmed down election in just two weeks.

The winner will replace Prime Minister Abe Shinzo when he steps down to deal with his health problems.

A White House spokesperson said in a statement that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Abe Shinzo spoke at length and reflected on the last four years.

Judd Deere also said that the two leaders "remarked that their relationship is extraordinary; the President called Prime Minister Abe the greatest prime minister in Japan's history."

Japan's industrial production rose sharply in July as factory activity continued to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The industry ministry says production rose 8 percent in July from the previous month. It marks the second consecutive month of increase. Automakers and parts makers boosted their output for overseas markets. They had been forced to cut production as COVID-19 stifled global demand.

We’ve all seen the TV shows and movies where everyone seems to be driving a flying car. It always felt like the stuff of science fiction, but it looks like it’s slowly becoming a reality. In fact, over in Japan, they are inching towards such a future thanks to Japan’s SkyDrive who recently successfully tested a flying car which got off the ground with a human pilot in the seat.

According to Tomohiro Fukuzawa, who heads up the SkyDrive effort, he hopes that this flying car can be made into an actual product by 2023, although we are a bit skeptical about that somewhat optimistic timeline. He does, however, acknowledge that there are various safety concerns that need to be addressed before that happens, where people have to feel safe while riding it.

Sales at Japan's major restaurant chains kept falling in July, as the coronavirus discouraged people from eating out.

The Japan Food Service Association says revenue fell 15 percent from a year earlier. That was the fifth straight month of decline. But the drop was smaller than in the month before, even though it was still in double digits.

The Upper House of Japan's Diet will begin studying ways to move their deliberations online.

In the latest ordinary Diet session, lawmakers were seated spaced apart in the main chamber to observe social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Japanese government is to send nurses to the southern prefecture of Okinawa, where coronavirus infections are on the rise.

Health State Minister Hashimoto Gaku met Governor Tamaki Denny on Sunday in Okinawa.

The population of Japan has fallen for the 11th straight year. The amount of the decline has set a record for six years in a row.

The internal affairs ministry compiled the country's population based on the Basic Resident Register.

The Japanese government has released revised figures for the January-to-March GDP. They show the country's economy shrinking at an annualized rate of minus 2.2 percent in real terms.

The number released by the Cabinet Office is the same as the previous figure. The latest revision includes economic data that was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.