Japan's Emperor Naruhito has visited a hospital to have his prostate examined again after the previous test results showed some slightly concerning data.
The Emperor left the Imperial Palace on Sunday morning to visit a hospital in Tokyo.
Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Tokyo, has decided to close its gates during New Year's Eve to prevent spread of the new coronavirus.
The shrine attracts about 3 million visitors during the first three days of January every year. Usually, its three gates are open all night on New Year's Eve to allow worshippers to enter.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to arrive in Japan on Tuesday for talks with his counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu. He is also expected to meet Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide the following day.
This will be the first time since the launch of Suga's Cabinet that a high-ranking official from China has come to Japan.
Japan's new Prime Minister is on to the second leg of his inaugural trip abroad as the country's leader.
After leaving Vietnam, Suga Yoshihide has arrived in Indonesia where he is set to meet President Joko Widodo.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Abe made the visit on Monday morning after the shrine held its autumn festival on Saturday and Sunday.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Tokyo to attend a foreign ministerial meeting taking place on Tuesday with Japan, Australia and India.
Pompeo landed at a US military base in suburban Tokyo early Tuesday morning.
Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has vowed that the government will do its utmost to support the recovery of the areas hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Suga visited Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday to inspect the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and other sites. It was his first regional visit since assuming the post.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has announced he visited Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday.
Abe tweeted that he told the souls of the war dead that he had stepped down as prime minister on Wednesday. He also posted a photo of his visit.
Japan and Singapore have agreed to allow short-term visits by each other's businesspeople, exempting them from 14-day quarantine under certain conditions.
Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu announced on Friday that the Business Track scheme will start September 18.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is visiting a Tokyo hospital on Monday. One of his secretaries says Abe is having a one-day check-up.
Abe arrived at Keio University Hospital on Monday morning.
An association of Japanese prefectural governors is urging people to carefully consider whether to visit their hometowns during the Bon summer holidays.
In a video conference on Saturday, Okinawa Governor Tamaki Denny said if people decide to visit their hometowns, they should not meet elderly people, who are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.
The Russian emergencies minister has visited one of the four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and stressed Moscow's intention to develop the area. Tokyo has lodged a protest against the visit.
Yevgeny Zinichev attended the opening ceremony of an emergency rescue center on Kunashiri Island on Wednesday.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has visited a village in Kumamoto Prefecture that was severely damaged by the recent torrential downpours.
Abe arrived at Kagoshima Airport on an Air Self-Defense Force transport plane on Monday morning and went to Kuma Village.
Japan's minister in charge of the coronavirus response has visited a Japanese university that is studying a possible coronavirus treatment drug.
Economic Revitalization Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi visited Kitasato University on Wednesday.