The Japanese government is hearing from experts about its handling of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's state funeral in September.

Japan's health ministry plans to deliver a Moderna vaccine targeting the BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the coronavirus, following the delivery of a similar vaccine made by Pfizer.

Researchers at two major Japanese firms have launched tests of a promising new fuel source that could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Japan's health ministry says 6,686 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Tokyo on Thursday. That's an increase of 2,745 from the same day last week.

According to the Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters, at around 8:00 am on the 4th, there was a report that "a car collided with three children attending school" on the road in Hojo-cho, Nishi-ku, Sakai City.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on the 3rd that it confirmed that 6,686 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo.

Indonesia's national airline has resumed regular flights between Japan and Bali from November 1st.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, has marked 30 years since it began sending volunteer workers to Mongolia.

Japanese government data show that the nation conducted its biggest-ever dollar-selling intervention to support the yen in October.

Ken Kobayashi, a former major trading company, will be appointed as the new president of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the 1st.

According to JR Kyushu, the number of passengers on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen (Takeo Onsen - Nagasaki) in the first month of opening was 197,800, about 2.3 times the number in 2021.

Tokyo police will step up security in the bustling Shibuya district from Saturday, as a large number of people are likely to gather there in the run-up to Halloween on Monday.