The Japanese government plans to expand catch limits to more types of fish in its surrounding waters. The aim is to make the country's commercial fishing industry more sustainable.
The government has drafted a plan that calls for new limits on 15 types of marine resources, including yellowtail and red sea bream.
Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi says she is enjoying her second US Open victory more than she enjoyed her first.
Osaka held an online news conference for Japanese broadcasters on Sunday, one day after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in the women's singles final.
Kyushu Electric Power Company says about 464,000 households in the Kyushu region were without power as of 4 a.m. on Monday.
The utility says work to restore power will begin as soon as possible after the storm passes. Officials are urging residents to stay away from downed power lines.
More than 1.8 million people in seven prefectures in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate immediately as Typhoon Haishen threatens to hit the region.
As of 2:30 a.m. on Monday, evacuation orders were issued to:
The Meteorological Agency says it is now more likely to issue an emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Kyushu where Typhoon Haishen is approaching.
In a news conference on Saturday, the agency's manager in charge of weather forecasting, Nakamoto Yoshihisa, said the typhoon, with a central atmospheric pressure of 930 hectopascals, is expected to put Kagoshima Prefecture under its storm zone early Sunday afternoon and may make landfall.
Evan Blass (@evleaks) has revealed a couple of new images of the Sony Xperia 5 II, which is expected to be formally introduced on 17 September. He had already revealed an image of the blue variant a few days ago, and he has now released high-resolution renders of the black and grey versions too. This is a similar colour palette that hit the original Xperia 5 last year – although the Xperia 5 also came in a red option too, which does not seem to be present with the Xperia 5 II.
The Japanese government is urging its nationals to avoid all travel to an additional 13 countries as part of measures against the coronavirus pandemic.
The countries were added to the Level 3 Travel Advice and Warning list on Wednesday. The list had already included 146 countries and areas.
Pricing details for the 2021 Nissan Titan have been announced in the United States.
The Japanese government wants Shinkansen bullet trains to have more space for passengers with physical disabilities.
The transport minister has suggested that the trains on the nation's busiest line connecting Tokyo and Osaka should each accommodate up to six wheelchairs.
Japanese weather officials are warning torrential rains may pound wide areas of western and eastern Japan over the weekend.
The Meteorological Agency says warm, damp air is flowing towards a seasonal rain front hovering over western and eastern parts of archipelago, destabilizing atmospheric conditions across wide areas.
Every year, it’s probably safe to assume that there are a number of iPhone users who decide that they want to make the switch to Android, and vice versa. There are many reasons for this, but for the iPhone SE, it seems that cost could be one of the main draws because according to Counterpoint Research, it has pulled in more Android users than before.
According to their data, the 2020 iPhone SE managed to attract 26% of Android users over to it. This seems to be higher than normal for Android users who are making the jump to Apple’s iPhones. According to Jeff Fieldhack, Counterpoint’s Research Director for North America, “Over 26% of iPhone SE users moved over from an Android device, which is higher than normal Android to iOS switching.”
Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government say they expect to confirm more than 290 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.
The figure is likely to exceed the previous daily record of 286 cases reported on Thursday.
Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward has seen sharp rises in the number of coronavirus tests and the percentage of those testing positive.
Health officials and workers are concerned that a further rise in infections could overwhelm the ward's testing capacity.
Torrential rain has devastated parts of Japan. In the western region of Chugoku, thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate after a major river burst its banks. Officials are having a tough time helping the survivors while maintaining anti-COVID measures.
One of the hardest-hit prefectures on Tuesday was Shimane where the largest river in the Chugoku Region overflowed flooding large areas. Authorities have issued evacuation orders to more than 3,000 households.