Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has officially announced the lineup of his new Cabinet. He hopes the shakeup will help him address challenges at home, including COVID-19 and soaring prices as well as tensions in places like Ukraine and Taiwan.
Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi and three others will remain in their posts.
Weather officials say another round of extremely heavy rainfall is battering parts of northern Japan on Wednesday.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says a stalled front over Aomori and Akita prefectures has already dumped record amounts of rain in the area, exceeding the average for the entire month of August.
Japan's political top brass are set for a major shakeup on Wednesday. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has named the new leadership of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- and later in the day, he will reshuffle his Cabinet.
At the LDP, Aso Taro will remain as vice president and Motegi Toshimitsu will retain the key post of secretary general.
Japan's Immigration Services Agency says only about 8,000 foreign tourists arrived in June and July.
The country eased its anti-coronavirus border controls and reopened to foreign holidaymakers on June 10 for the first time in about two years.
Leading Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has died.
Miyake was born in Hiroshima in 1938. After graduating from an art university in Tokyo, he went to Europe and the United States to study clothing design.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio will reshuffle his Cabinet and the leadership of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday.
Kishida is set to appoint the LDP's new leaders in the morning. Vice-President Aso Taro and Secretary-General Motegi Toshimitsu will remain in their posts. Economy and trade minister Hagiuda Koichi will become chairperson of the Policy Research Council.
Weather officials in Japan are warning of possible mudslides and other disasters triggered by torrential rain in northern parts of the Tohoku region.
The Meteorological Agency says downpours are expected to continue through Thursday due to persistent rain clouds over Aomori and Akita prefectures.
More than 7,200 people were taken to hospitals across Japan with heatstroke last week, as sweltering heat continued.
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency says 7,218 people were taken to hospitals in the week through August 7. That's an increase of 102 from the previous week.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 29,115 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday.
The daily count is down more than 1,700 from a week ago, and marks the fourth straight day of week-on-week decreases.
A group opposed to a state funeral for slain former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is seeking a court injunction on the ceremony and the use of public funds for it.
The Japanese government plans to hold a state funeral for Abe in Tokyo on September 27.
People in Japan are remembering the victims of one of history's most catastrophic wartime attacks. Tuesday marks 77 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War Two.
Survivors of the bombing, along with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and representatives from dozens of countries, gathered at a ceremony on Tuesday to pray for a world without war and nuclear weapons.
People in Japan are taking time to remember the victims of one of history's most catastrophic wartime attacks.
Japan is marking 77 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War Two.
Japan is marking 77 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki during World War Two.
Since early Tuesday morning, people have been gathering to honor the victims at locations including Nagasaki Peace Park, which is built around ground zero. The annual memorial ceremony will be held at the park.
More than 80 percent of respondents to an NHK survey think China's increased military activities following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan will affect the Japanese security environment.
NHK conducted the telephone survey on 2,577 randomly chosen citizens aged 18 or older from Friday through Sunday. Of them, 1,223 people responded.