Syphilis cases are increasing in Japan at the fastest pace in more than two decades.
Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. It is curable, but if the infection is not treated, it can cause serious symptoms in the brain or heart. If pregnant women are infected, their babies may be born with abnormalities.
In Japan, doctors and nurses are having a tough time dealing with surging coronavirus cases. July's trend of record-breaking daily case counts continues with health authorities across the country reporting yet another a new high.
Japan confirmed nearly 210,000 new cases on Wednesday. Twenty-five prefectures logged record highs.
Japanese prosecutors are gathering information in a bribery scandal related to the Tokyo Olympics. They have raided the home of a former chairman of a Games sponsor. Aoki Hironori is suspected of illegally paying money to a former executive of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee.
A team of prosecutors entered Aoki's home in Tokyo Wednesday morning. He has reportedly told them he believed a former executive named Takahashi Haruyuki could hold influence over decisions around the Olympics.
A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers has condemned the junta in Myanmar for executing four people, including pro-democracy activists.
The lawmakers issued a statement in an emergency meeting on Wednesday, criticizing the executions with what they called "the greatest anger."
Weather officials are urging people across wide swaths of Japan to be on the alert for localized heavy rainfall, which could trigger mudslides and flooding.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says an influx of warm, moist air from the south is making atmospheric conditions extremely unstable.
The Japanese government plans to deal with the nation's rapid surge in coronavirus infections by beefing up medical resources rather than restricting people's activities.
Japan is facing a fresh wave of infections, with more than 196,000 new cases confirmed on Tuesday. Case counts reached record highs in 14 of the country's 47 prefectures.
A senior Japanese official says Russia wants to hand over two bodies found on the coast of Russian-controlled Kunashiri Island after a Japanese tour boat sank in April. He said their proposal was to carry out the handover in southern Sakhalin.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji told reporters on Tuesday that Russian authorities had verbally conveyed their wish the previous day.
Weather officials are urging people across wide swaths of Japan to be on the alert for localized heavy rainfall, which could trigger mudslides and flooding.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says an influx of warm, moist air from the south is making atmospheric conditions extremely unstable.
With several coronavirus infection records broken this month, Japan's seventh wave is affecting more and more parts of everyday life.
There are further strains on transportation. And now, hospital bed shortages are forcing many people infected to recuperate at home.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 31,593 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday.
This is the first time in three days that the daily tally in the capital has topped 30,000.
The Japanese government on Tuesday carried out the death sentence of a man convicted of going on a deadly stabbing rampage 14 years ago in Tokyo's busy Akihabara shopping district.
Kato Tomohiro was charged with ramming a truck into a crowd of shoppers in June 2008, and then indiscriminately stabbing passersby. Seven people were killed and 10 others were wounded.
A number of residents who have evacuated from the vicinity of the eruption of Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, returned home temporarily on Tuesday.
The volcano erupted on Sunday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to raise its eruption alert to the highest level of five. Kagoshima City issued an evacuation order to residents in some parts of Arimura and Furusato towns.
Amazon Japan is increasing the number of distribution centers to ensure next-day delivery for more products and regions. This comes as competition heats up among e-commerce giants for speedy shipping.
Amazon Japan currently has about 30 distribution bases around the country. It plans to add another 18 this year.
Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been diagnosed with heart failure, but that his condition is improving with treatment.
The agency says the Emperor Emeritus, the father of Emperor Naruhito, underwent an MRI scan at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Sunday.