PM Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) high
After the 2011 tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, Japan shut down all of its nuclear reactors
China and Japan's long-testy ties have spiralled further this month
Tokyo signals interest in new sectors as number of Bangladeshis in Japan rises to 41,000
With Japanese PM announcing his resignation, attention turns to who will next steer the world's fourth-largest economy
Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal.
Students and survivors laid flowers at the memorial cenotaph with the ruins of a domed building in the background
The level surpassed the previous record of 41.2C set only last week. The previous high was 41.1C -- seen in 2020 and in 2018.
PM Ishiba's centre-right LDP has governed Japan almost continuously since 1955, albeit with frequent changes of leader
Japan will waive basic water bills will for Tokyo residents this summer to combat the impact of extreme heat, the government said
Japan's economy contracted 0.2 percent between January and March, the first quarterly drop in a year, according to cabinet office data released Friday.
The government will carefully make a decision
Tariffs imposed on Japanese goods by US President Donald Trump's administration are a "national crisis," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday as he prepared to hold cross-party talks on mitigating the impact
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's ruling coalition fell short of his declared "victory line" of a majority in snap parliamentary elections, media projections showed Monday
Typhoon Shanshan dumped record rains Friday as it slowly churned up through Japan, triggering transport havoc and widespread warnings of landslides with up to six people killed.
Tokyo, Japan.japan.earthquake.By Natsuko FUKUE..Japan's earthquake scientists have warned of the possibility of a coming "megaquake" after eight people were injured Thursday by one of magnitude 7.1 in the south
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heatwaves fuelled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe
