The Japan Coast Guard announced at 02.38 PM that they had been contacted by the Ministry of Defense when it was informed that “a possible ballistic missile was launched from North Korea”.

Japan's Kawai sisters achieved their goal of both striking gold in women's wrestling. Kawai Risako won the freestyle 57-kilogram category on Thursday to match younger sister Yukako, who won 62-kilogram gold the day before.

Tokyo stock market on the 4th, stock prices fell.

Health authorities across Japan confirmed 8,393 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday.

Japan's coronavirus state of emergency has taken effect in Osaka and three prefectures neighboring Tokyo due to a surge in new cases in those areas. The state of emergency that has been in place in Tokyo and Okinawa was expanded to include the three prefectures and Osaka on Monday.

On the 28th, the Tokyo stock market and the Nikkei Stock Average temporarily dropped more than 500 yen compared to the closing price on the 27th.

The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics reported 16 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday among people connected to the Games. That brings the total to 148 cases this month, including 16 athletes, and underscores the size of the challenge of keeping the world's biggest sporting event "safe and secure" in the midst of a pandemic.

A typhoon is expected to approach east and northeastern Japan from the Pacific around Tuesday and may make landfall in areas including Tokyo that is hosting the Olympics, the weather agency said Sunday, as it warned of heavy rain, stormy winds and high waves.

The International Olympic Committee has allowed medal winners at the Tokyo Games to remove masks for up to 30 seconds while physically distanced on the podium for photo opportunities.

Central and local governments are at odds in Japan, where a vaccine shortage has municipalities across the country canceling people’s reservations. When his clinic in Tokyo’s Toshima Ward received a shipment of coronavirus vaccines earlier this month, Yamashita Iwao had been preparing to open up bookings to younger people. But the delivery only included enough doses for 60 people—just one-fifth of what Yamashita had requested. He was forced to suspend new appointments.

Tokyo’s Olympic Village has been dubbed a "bubble" because of the raft of anti-virus measures implemented there. But after two competitors and an official tested positive in the first week, is the bubble about to burst? The Tokyo organizing committee confirmed on Sunday that two members of South Africa's men’s soccer team and one member of staff had tested positive for COVID-19 at the village. The committee says 18 people – mostly members of the South African team – have been identified as close contacts. All tested negative on Sunday.

Two South African soccer players and an official of the team staying at the Tokyo Olympics athletes' village have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the organizing committee said Sunday. The infections are the first confirmed cases among athletes in the village, fueling concern about the anti-virus measures being taken ahead of the opening of the games on Friday.