German media have reacted with shock to the country's loss to Japan in their opening match at the World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar.
Wednesday's online edition of Sport Bild had a headline saying, "Debacle start for Germany!"
Foreign media outlets such as the BBC and the Washington Post have reported on the sentencing of the man who killed nine people at his apartment near Tokyo.
The BBC reported that the "Twitter killer" has been sentenced to death.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu has declined to comment on media reports that Tokyo prosecutors want to question former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo about the annual parties for his supporters.
Kato said the matter is related to the activities of the investigative authorities.
Some US media outlets report that six people who attended the event introducing President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The ceremony was held at the White House Rose Garden on September 26.
Japan's minister in charge of affairs related to a group of islands known as the Northern Territories says the government plans to use social media to raise awareness among young people.
Russia controls the islands. Japan claims them. The government maintains they are an inherent part of Japan's territory, and were illegally occupied after World War Two.
Japanese swimming star Ikee Rikako has invited media to view her training in a pool after her treatment for leukemia.
Ikee revealed her leukemia diagnosis in February last year. The 19-year-old left hospital last December and resumed training in mid-June after a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japanese media companies have disclosed that their opinion polls included false answers given by an employee of a subcontractor.
Fuji Television Network and the Sankei Shimbun newspaper said on Friday that the misconduct concerned monthly surveys on politics, including cabinet approval ratings.
Rooms of a business hotel in Tokyo that will accommodate coronavirus patients with mild or no symptoms were shown to the media on Tuesday.
The Tokyo Metropolitan government plans to move less ill patients to hotels in the capital to secure enough hospital beds to prepare for a possible spike in the number of severely ill patients.
Foreign media are expressing doubts and concerns over the Japanese government's treatment of people who are disembarking the coronavirus- hit cruise ship. Japan is allowing those people to use public transportation and to return to their homes.
People started leaving the ship on Wednesday and will continue to disembark on Thursday and Friday.