Policymakers at the Bank of Japan are expected to discuss raising their annual inflation outlook to the two-percent range later this week.
The BOJ is due to start its two-day policy board meeting from Wednesday.
Events have been held in Japan to mark 1,000 days until the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.
One of the ceremonial events was held at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, on Monday.
The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea have agreed to work for an early resolution of the issue of wartime labor.
Hayashi Yoshimasa and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin met in Tokyo on Monday.
A memorial service was held on Monday for people killed in an arson attack at a western Japan animation studio three years ago.
The fire at Kyoto Animation on July 18 in 2019 killed 36 people and injured 32.
The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea held a meeting in Tokyo on Monday. They are believed to have discussed ongoing bilateral issues.
Hayashi Yoshimasa and his South Korean counterpart Park Jin met for the first time since President Yoon Suk-yeol took office in May.
Japan's weather officials say a low-pressure system and a rain front stretching over the East China Sea are bringing heavy rain to western Japan.
The Meteorological Agency says radar analysis shows that about 110 millimeters of torrential rain fell in an hour on Sunday afternoon in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 12,696 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.
The figure is up 6,465 from a week ago, or about 2 times the total last Monday.
Grudges against a religious group were expressed in social media posts believed to have been written by the man accused of murdering former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Investigators have learned that the suspect, Yamagami Tetsuya, had developed animosity toward the Family Federation of World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, to which his mother had donated money,. The 41-year-old was arrested at the scene of the fatal shooting of Abe in Nara City on July 8.
The suspect accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo had reportedly posted a letter before the attack, implying that it was planned in advance.
The letter detailed grudges against a certain religious organization. It also described Abe as just one of the most influential sympathizers, not the primary adversary.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday starts his first visit to Japan since taking office. He is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and other officials.
Park will be the first South Korean foreign minister to visit the country in about three years.
Weather officials in Japan are warning of possible rain-related disasters mainly in the northern part of the country, as a front and moist air have been bringing downpours there.
The Meteorological Agency says rain clouds have been developing in the region due to a low-pressure system and a front stretching over coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 17,790 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday.
The figure is up 8,308 from a week ago, or 1.88 times the total of last Sunday.
Weather officials are warning of possible heavy rain through Sunday night across much of the region from eastern to northern Japan.
The Meteorological Agency says atmospheric conditions remain unstable due to a low-pressure system and warm, moist air flowing into a front stretching over coastal areas of the Pacific Ocean.
Japan's National Public Safety Commission chairperson has inspected the site where former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was shot dead.
Ninoyu Satoshi visited the city of Nara, western Japan, on Sunday. He observed a moment of silence at the site.