Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says his Liberal Democratic Party will examine the allegations that its members had been asked to work on policies proposed by groups affiliated with the former Unification Church.
Kishida was responding to a question by an opposition lawmaker at a Diet session on Thursday.
A family court in the western Japanese city of Kobe has admitted that it discarded all records of a 1997 serial murder case in which a 14-year-old boy was arrested.
The Kobe Family Court says its handling of the records was inappropriate in view of rules requiring that records of historical value be preserved permanently.
A panel of experts at Japan's health ministry has approved a plan to shorten the interval between the third coronavirus vaccinations and the fourth shots to three months from the current five.
The health ministry is expected to change the minimum interval as early as later this month.
Ukrainian lawmakers have asked Japan to provide support for a recovery of power generation and other infrastructure in their country.
A Ukrainian parliamentary delegation has been in Japan since Saturday. On Wednesday, the delegates met with Yamada Junichi, executive senior vice president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA.
Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turned 88 on Thursday.
The Empress Emerita moved in April from a temporary dwelling to her current residence in the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo's Minato Ward, where she lived when she was Crown Princess.
Japan's health ministry confirmed 4,204 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Wednesday.
The figure is down 586 from a week ago.
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has revised his Diet remark on requirements for seeking a court order to disband a religious corporation.
Kishida was speaking before a Diet committee on Wednesday, answering an opposition question on the former Unification Church.
The Japan Coast Guard has launched operations of an unmanned aerial vehicle to step up its surveillance capabilities in waters around Japan.
The SeaGuardian took off on Wednesday from an airport in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan.
Japanese prosecutors have arrested a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee on a fresh warrant for accepting bribes.
The warrant is the fourth for Takahashi Haruyuki and brings the estimated total of bribes he is being investigated for to more than 190 million yen, or about 1.3 million dollars.
Japan's main ruling party has put together a set of recommendations for the government's new comprehensive economic package that will be released later this month.
The Liberal Democratic Party says the government should take all measures necessary to shore up the economy.
Japan's government plans to quickly draft bills that would provide relief to people who say they were financially exploited by the former Unification Church.
The religious organization is under scrutiny over its allegedly shady marketing practices and for soliciting large donations from its members.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is once again vowing to cut any ties between his party and a controversial religious group. The group was previously known as the Unification Church.
It is under significant scrutiny over its allegedly shady marketing practices and soliciting large sums of donations from its members.
Major League Baseball star Ohtani Shohei has briefly returned to Japan after another phenomenal season pitching and hitting with the Los Angeles Angels.
Ohtani looked back on his achievements at a news conference at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels arrived back in Japan on Tuesday after an historic season in Major League Baseball.
The Japanese two-way star told reporters that he had a good season. He said he wants to enjoy some delicious Japanese food, and then relax and work out a bit.