Japan's Health Ministry says three evacuees have tested positive for the coronavirus, a day after returning to Tokyo.
More than 200 passengers were on their government-chartered flight on Wednesday. All were sent to medical institutions to undergo tests. The ministry says two of the infected patients had no symptoms. It's the first time in Japan the virus has been detected in people without symptoms.
An avalanche hit eight people who had been skiing off regular slopes at a ski resort in Hokkaido on Thursday. They are believed to be foreign tourists.
Police say one of the skiers went to seek help. They say one of the group, believed to be a French national, is in critical condition and the others have minor injuries.
Tokyo prosecutors have obtained a new arrest warrant for former Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn for suspected violation of the immigration control law.
Prosecutors say Ghosn illegally left Japan on a private jet on the night of December 29 without going through departure screenings. He flew from Kansai International Airport in western Japan to Lebanon via Turkey.
A Japanese high court has turned down a request to halt two reactors at a nuclear power plant in central Japan.
The Osaka High Court on Thursday dismissed an injunction to suspend operations of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Ohi plant in Fukui Prefecture. The plant is operated by Kansai Electric Power Company.
Japan's Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Emeritus Akihito fainted on Wednesday evening.
Agency officials say the 86-year-old Emperor Emeritus fell at his residence in the Imperial Palace compound.
A Japanese court has refused a claim by a city in western Japan that the national government should review its decision to exclude the city from the so-called hometown tax donation system.
The Osaka High Court dismissed on Thursday a suit filed by Izumisano City in Osaka Prefecture against the internal affairs ministry.
Tokyo prosecutors have obtained a fresh arrest warrant for former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on suspicion of violations of the immigration control law.
Ghosn is suspected of fleeing Japan for Lebanon on a private jet late last year without going through immigration checks. He was out on bail in Japan after being indicted on charges of financial misconduct.
Japan's health ministry officials have confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus infection without any symptoms in the country. They say the cases without signs of infection are the first to be made public outside of China.
The ministry confirmed that three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have the new type of coronavirus.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will not hesitate to take necessary measures against the spread of the new coronavirus.
Speaking at a Diet committee on Thursday, Abe said the government places top priority on protecting people's health and lives.
Japan's health ministry has confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus infection without any symptoms in the country.
The ministry confirmed that three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have the new type of coronavirus.
The Japanese government has set up a task force to deal with the coronavirus outbreak.
The task force will hold its first meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Japan's health ministry has confirmed three new cases of infection with the new-type coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 11.
The ministry says three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have tested positive for the virus.
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official says about 300 Japanese nationals in China are waiting to return home, and the number could rise.
A total of 416 people returned from the Chinese city of Wuhan on two government-chartered flights on Wednesday and Thursday.
Japan's health ministry says three evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan have tested positive for the new type of coronavirus.
The three individuals were among the more than 200 passengers who returned to Japan on Wednesday on a government-chartered flight.