Japanese weather officials say warm and damp air flowing into a front is expected to cause unstable atmospheric conditions in the Kanto Region, and heavy rains could result.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says downpours of about 40 millimeters per hour with lightning are expected in some parts of the Izu Islands, south of Tokyo, through Monday.
A new survey shows that about half of patients who had severe symptoms from coronavirus infection have cognitive function disorders. Experts say the rate is higher than for other illnesses.
The Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine conducted a survey with patients who had been on ventilators at 32 hospitals in the country until the end of 2020. Two-hundred and nine former patients responded.
Japan's State Minister of Defense Ino Toshiro has said that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles eastward from a location near the North's east coast after 1:00 a.m. on Sunday.
He told reporters his ministry estimates that the missiles fell into the Japan Sea outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Japanese government officials say what may have been a ballistic missile fired by North Korea is believed to have fallen outside Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone. Japan's Coast Guard says it has not received any reports of damage to ships related to Japan.
Japan's Coast Guard says the country's Defense Ministry has announced that North Korea launched what may be a ballistic missile at 1:50 a.m. Japan time.
Japan's Defense Ministry says the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy are holding joint military drills in waters off Japan, aimed at strengthening the deterrence capabilities as a time when North Korea is repeatedly carrying out ballistic missile launches.
The ministry says the drills involving one MSDF destroyer and four US Navy vessels, including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, started on October 1.
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 2,605 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Saturday.
The daily tally is down 1,229 from a week ago.
Intelligence officials in Japan are increasing their surveillance activities ahead of a major event in North Korea.
The ruling Workers' Party marks its 77th anniversary on Monday. Concerns are rising that Pyongyang could be planning another provocation after a flurry of missile launches in recent days.
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko's current term expires on April 8, and a series of economic headwinds could make his last six months on the job some of the toughest.
Kuroda has been in the role for a decade and is the BOJ's longest-serving leader.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has set out his vision for the company's Japan operations during talks with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
The two met in Tokyo on Friday. In an announcement the same day, the US tech giant unveiled plans to invest 100 billion yen, or about 690 million dollars, in Japan by 2024.
A Japanese government official says authorities may soon review the protocols for wearing facemasks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cases are declining nationwide, and border officials will lift a cap on the number of overseas arrivals starting Tuesday.
Japan's Meteorological Agency plans to start issuing alerts in February for long and slow tremors that would affect skyscrapers, as part of its early warnings for powerful earthquakes.
The current emergency warning system issues alerts when a strong earthquake of an intensity of lower 5 or more on the Japanese scale of zero to 7 is projected by monitoring certain types of seismic waves.
Japan's Cabinet has agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia following Moscow's move to unilaterally annex four regions in Ukraine.
A total of 81 people and nine organizations will be added to a list of those subject to asset freezing.
The speaker of Japan's Lower House has acknowledged that he had attended more gatherings related to the former Unification Church than he reported last week.
Hosoda Hiroyuki's latest account of his connections to the controversial religious group was disclosed through Diet representatives who met with him on Friday.