The Japanese government will create a no-fly zone above the site that will host the state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was fatally shot in July.
The state funeral will take place on September 27 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Dignitaries from overseas are expected to attend.
The Japanese government will spend about 1.8 million dollars on a state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, who was fatally shot in July.
The Cabinet approved the expenditure of about 250 million yen, or about 1.8 million dollars, from this fiscal year's reserve funds in a meeting on Friday. All expenses for the funeral will be paid from state coffers.
Police investigating a fatal bus crash say a fire broke out immediately after the bus overturned on an expressway in Nagoya City, central Japan.
The bus was heading for Nagoya Airport from the city center on Monday morning. The vehicle hit a divider between two lanes on the expressway and overturned before it caught fire.
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko says she will maintain the capital's coronavirus case count system for the time being.
Koike made the remark on Thursday, a day after Japan's government announced a plan to revise its system requiring medical institutions to register infected people's names, birthdates and other details.
Tokyo Electric Power Company says it will postpone by up to 18 months the start of nuclear fuel debris removal from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant that suffered triple meltdowns in the 2011 nuclear disaster.
The company, also known as TEPCO, explained on Thursday that the work to remove fuel debris from the three reactors is unlikely to start until the fall of 2023 at the earliest. The company had previously said the work would start this year.
The head of Japan's police agency says he intends to resign over last month's fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. The announcement comes following the release of a review of the security at the time of the incident.
Nakamura Itaru said, "The National Police Agency believes it is necessary to steadily implement measures based on the new security requirements under a new system to prevent such an incident from happening again. Today, I conveyed to the National Public Safety Commission my intention to resign, in an effort to revamp personnel affairs."
Japan's top police chief says he intends to resign following a review of security related to the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.
Japan's transport investigators say the accident of a Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine colliding with a commercial vessel in February last year was caused by the sub failing to detect the vessel with its sonar.
The Japan Transport Safety Board released the results of its probe into the accident on Thursday.
Japanese authorities have decided to extend the period of stay for a sister of a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration detention facility in Japan last year.
Wishma Sandamali had been detained at the facility in Nagoya City for overstaying her visa. She complained of illness and died in March last year at the age of 33.
The Japanese government will soon formally approve costs for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in late September.
Abe was fatally shot in Nara City, western Japan, on July 8 while making a campaign speech for a candidate in the Upper House election.
The first comprehensive database on Japanese animated films has been created. It is to be opened to the public online on Thursday.
The database is part of a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japanese anime. Japan's first animated cartoon was produced in 1917.
Areas in the northern Kyushu and Kanto Koshin regions were hit by torrential rain caused by extremely unstable atmospheric conditions late Wednesday.
Weather officials are warning of possible sporadic downpours overnight as warm and damp air continues to flow into the regions.
Ukrainians living in Japan have rallied in Tokyo, appealing for peace and continued support for their native country amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
They gathered in front of JR Shibuya Station on Wednesday, Ukraine's Independence Day. The day also marked six months since Russia launched its invasion.
The World Health Organization says Japan reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in the world during the week through Sunday for the fifth straight week. Meanwhile, the number of deaths ranked second for the second week in a row.
The WHO released its weekly update on COVID-19 on Wednesday.