Sources have told NHK that a Japanese man has been indicted in China after being detained on what are thought to be espionage charges.

The Japanese government will carefully monitor China's moves before deciding whether to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over China's suspension of Japanese seafood imports.

The South Korean Navy, Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy have staged a joint missile-defense exercise in international waters south of the Korean Peninsula.

Toyota Motor resumed operations at 12 of its factories in Japan on Wednesday morning.

The US government has approved the potential sale to Japan of long-range, air-launched cruise missiles and related equipment worth more than 100 million dollars.

Japan lodged a complaint to China at a Group of 20 meeting on Thursday over Beijing's blanket import ban on Japanese seafood. The Chinese measure is in response to the release of treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

The Japanese government plans to set up a fund of 80 billion yen, or about 550 million dollars, to support fishers in light of the upcoming release of treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is measuring the concentrations of tritium contained in the treated and diluted water that is going to be released into the ocean soon.

Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations has expressed hope that North Korea will listen to the messages presented by the Security Council debate on the country's human right situation.

Tropical Storm Lan threatens to drench some areas of Japan with yet more heavy rain.

People in Japan are observing a solemn 78th anniversary on Tuesday. On August 15, 1945, a statement from Emperor Showa was broadcast on the radio, announcing that the country had surrendered in World War Two.

Typhoon Lan is likely to make landfall on Japan's main island of Honshu on Tuesday.