The head of Japan's nuclear regulator has warned against the revival of a myth about the safety of nuclear power before he retires from the post.
Fuketa Toyoshi, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, held his last news conference as NRA chief on Wednesday.
Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and five other Imperial family members will attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo next week.
Japan's Imperial Household Agency announced on Wednesday that the funeral will also be attended by Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino; Princess Tomohito of Mikasa and her eldest daughter, Princess Akiko; and Princess Takamado and her eldest daughter, Princess Tsuguko.
Shoppers in Japan are finding many things more expensive than ever. Excluding the effects of consumption tax hikes, inflation last month saw its fastest annual jump in three decades.
The rising prices are being felt by music lovers, as the cost of instruments has been on the up. That's down to a combination of the weak yen and soaring raw material costs for silver, copper and other metals.
Japanese petroleum wholesaler Eneos Holdings has revealed that sexual harassment was the reason for the abrupt resignation last month of its then Chairman Sugimori Tsutomu.
The company says Sugimori engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with a woman tending to customers at an eatery in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, in July.
A man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Wednesday. Police say a note criticizing next week's state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was left at the scene.
Tokyo police said they received a report before 7 a.m. on Wednesday that a man was engulfed in flames in a roadside bush in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki District.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is encouraging residents to visit public bathhouses by offering them free coupons.
Business at the facilities, called "sento," has been suffering from high energy costs and the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have canceled at least 504 flights that had been scheduled to arrive at or depart from airports in Japan on Sunday, as Typhoon Nanmadol approaches the southwestern main island of Kyushu.
Japan Airlines has canceled 298 flights that had been scheduled to arrive at or depart from airports on Sunday, mainly in Shikoku and Kyushu.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued an emergency warning for violent winds, high waves and a storm surge for Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan. The level 5 alert is the highest on the emergency scale. The Agency is warning of unprecedented danger.
Typhoon Nanmadol is expected to approach the Amami Islands and the southwestern main island of Kyushu on Sunday through Monday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says an emergency warning may be issued for northern and southern Kyushu for unprecedentedly violent winds, high waves, heavy rain and a storm surge.
The relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago have renewed their calls for the return of their loved ones. They met on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the historic Japan-North Korea summit where Pyongyang admitted to the abductions.
Following the summit, which took place on September 17, 2002, five abductees were repatriated. However, 12 out of the 17 abductees officially recognized by the Japanese government remain unaccounted for.
Weather officials in Japan say a large and powerful typhoon is expected to approach the Daito Islands in Okinawa Prefecture on Saturday and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture and the southern Kyushu region by Saturday night.
After moving over the Kyushu region through Monday, Typhoon Nanmadol is forecast to head northeast and travel across Japan's main island, Honshu, to eastern and northern Japan through Tuesday.
Japanese authorities are ramping up their search for the remains of soldiers who died during World War Two. On Sunday, they'll start excavating a tank on the Pacific island of Peleliu.
The island witnessed a fierce battle between US forces and the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army in 1944.
World-renowned Japanese ballerina Morishita Yoko has performed a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
The 73-year-old danced with about 30 members of her company on Friday in Tokyo. Afterward, she said, "The queen was such a great figure who gave courage and hope to people around the world."
Saturday marks 20 years since the first-ever summit between Japan and North Korea. It led to the return of five Japanese people who were abducted by the North. But negotiations to bring back more abductees have since stalled.
Then Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro visited Pyongyang in 2002 to meet the North Korean leader.