The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 31,878 new cases of the coronavirus, the highest ever daily tally, on Thursday.
It is also the first time that the daily figure has exceeded 30,000 in the Japanese capital.
Atomic-bomb survivors and NGOs have stated their demands to Japan's government ahead of a review conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Kishida Fumio will be the first Japanese prime minister to attend the conference that will be held next month at the UN headquarters in New York. Atomic-bomb survivors, or hibakusha, will also speak at the meeting.
A Japanese man and his partner have won their legal battle to register their same-sex marriage in Taiwan.
It could set a precedent that may help other couples not allowed to officially wed.
The Japanese government is considering extending the operation of large-scale vaccination sites run by the Self-Defense Forces in Tokyo and Osaka, as coronavirus cases are surging across the country.
Japan's daily count of new infections hit a record on Wednesday, topping 150,000. Thirty of Japan's 47 prefectures reported new daily highs, and the figure in Osaka exceeded 20,000 for the first time.
People in Japan are seeing coronavirus cases spike higher than ever before with no peak in sight.
Wednesday's tally topped 150,000. Thirty of Japan's 47 prefectures saw record-breaking counts. This seventh wave is growing fast.
The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 120,000 in June, exceeding 100,000 for the third straight month.
The Japan National Tourism Organization estimates 120,400 foreigners visited Japan last month.
A former senior official of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee may have received a large amount of money from one of the Games' sponsors.
Takahashi Haruyuki, who was on the committee's executive board, heads a Tokyo-based company that signed a consulting contract with major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings.
The Japanese government is finalizing arrangements to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on September 27 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
Abe was fatally shot in Nara City, western Japan, on July 8 while making a campaign speech for a candidate in the Upper House election.
Developed rain clouds are covering southern Kyushu and bringing intermittent downpours to the region.
The ground has been loosened by the heavy rainfalls that have been lashing the region since last week. With more rain expected on Wednesday morning, weather officials are advising residents to be on high alert, as landslides may occur and rivers may flood.
The Japanese government is finalizing arrangements to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo on September 27 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
Abe was fatally shot in Nara city, western Japan, earlier this month while making a campaign speech for a candidate in the Upper House election.
In Japan, weather officials are warning of more heavy rain. Western parts of the country have already been drenched, and areas around Tokyo are being hit by torrential downpours.
Heavy rain is falling across the archipelago as part of a weather front and a low pressure system. Atmospheric conditions are expected to remain unstable through Wednesday.
A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel has accidentally fired at least eight bullets from an autocannon toward the ground on an island in Okinawa Prefecture. No casualties or damage have been reported.
Coast Guard officials said the incident happened on Tuesday morning during an inspection of the 20-millimeter-caliber autocannon mounted near the bow of the patrol vessel Shimoji. The ship was anchored at Port Nagayama on Irabu Island in the prefecture.
Japanese astronaut Wakata Koichi has paid a courtesy visit to Japan's science minister and told him that he is excited and determined to head to the International Space Station in September.
Wakata, who is temporarily back in Japan after training in the United States, is heading to the ISS on a private US spacecraft in September. The mission would be his fifth, a record for Japanese astronauts.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 11,018 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday.
The figure was down 493 from a week ago, but topped 10,000 for the eighth straight day.