A former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee has refused to testify in a trial of a former executive of a major Japanese advertising agency accused of giving bribes.
The Tokyo High Court has ordered a medical university to pay compensation to a group of women who said their entrance exam scores were lowered because of their gender.
The Japan Coast Guard says a body found in a Japanese cargo ship that sank last week in the Seto Inland Sea has been identified as that of the missing captain. One more crewmember remains unaccounted for.
Japanese Defense officials say a destroyer ship has been involved in an incident off the country's southwestern coast. The Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel may have hit rocks underwater and is unable to navigate.