The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee is believed to have played an active role in alleged bid-rigging involving the Games' test events.

Sources told NHK that the committee asked major ad agency Dentsu to compile a list of potential bidders for the events.

Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 10,346 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Sunday.

That's up 2,569 from a week ago. The daily tally rose week-on-week for the third day in a row.

The University of Tokyo says it will hire more than 300 female professors and associate professors over the next six years.

The university aims to raise the percentage of women in its faculty to at least 25 percent by fiscal year 2027. But the number was hovering around 16 percent as of May this year.

Dozens of people have attended a ceremony in Tokyo to remember the millions of Ukrainians who died in the 1932-33 famine, known as the "Holodomor."

Ukraine marks the Holodomor on the fourth Saturday of every November. The Ukrainian government says the famine was engineered by the government of the former Soviet Union.

Japan's health ministry says 13,569 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Tokyo on Saturday.

The daily tally is up 4,112 from a week ago.

People enjoyed viewing autumn foliage inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years as a section has been reopened to the public.

Starting in 2014, people were granted access to Inui Street during the spring cherry blossom season and in the autumn when the leaves change color. But viewings were suspended when the coronavirus pandemic began.

A labor dispute arbitration body of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has ordered the operator of the food delivery service Uber Eats to negotiate with its deliverers' labor union.

The union formed by some Uber Eats deliverers demanded improvements in working conditions after the operator unilaterally lowered compensation for delivery staff.

Authorities have raided Dentsu, one of Japan's major ad agencies, over alleged bid-rigging involving test events for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokyo prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission searched Dentsu's head office and an event-organizing firm, both in the capital, on Friday.

Consumer prices in Tokyo have been rising this month at their fastest pace in four decades. City residents were hit especially hard by soaring costs for food, electricity and gas.

The internal affairs ministry says the consumer price index for November rose 3.6 percent from a year ago in the capital's 23 wards. That was the highest figure since April 1982.

Sources say the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee may have been involved in alleged bid-rigging over the Games' test events.

They say the committee is suspected of having created in advance a list of advertising agencies and other firms that had previously carried out similar duties for each sports event.

Japan's health ministry says 12,850 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday.

The daily tally is up 2,736 from a week ago. It's also the 19th straight week-on-week increase.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 856 new coronavirus cases in the Japanese capital on Tuesday.

That daily tally is the highest for a Tuesday since the pandemic began. The Tuesday figure is usually lower as many medical institutions are closed on weekends.

Eat your heart out McLaren Elva, you've got some competition from the Daihatsu Hijet Truck Sportza Ver. Just one of Daihatsu's adorable customs being built for the virtual 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon. The show cars are part of what the brand calls the Daihatsu Village Colorful Carnival and includes 5 customs in all.  

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 481 new cases of coronavirus in the Japanese capital on Monday.

That daily tally is the highest for a Monday since the pandemic began. The Monday figure is usually lower as many medical institutions are closed on weekends.