 | Japan braces for more heavy rain as death toll due to floods rise to 66The damage has spread beyond Kyushu into central Japan's scenic mountain villages known for hot springs and hiking. |
 | Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods, death toll nears 60Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said rising floodwater or roads damaged by landslides had blocked access to more than 3,000 households. |
 | Nearly 60 dead as floods, heavy rains batter JapanThough the rains were causing fresh flooding threats in central Japan, flooding was still affecting the southern region. |
 | Japan floods death toll climbs to 50, rescue operations hampered due to harsh weatherPounding rain since late Friday in Japan's southern region of Kyushu has triggered widespread flooding. |
 | 40 dead in Japan floods, as more areas warned of heavy rainArmy troops and other rescuers worked their way through mud and debris along the flooded Kuma River, where many houses and buildings were submerged nearly to their roofs. |
 | Japanese soccer and baseball to start allowing fans at gamesThe maximum number will be 5,000 or 50% of the stadium capacity, whichever is smaller. |
 | Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homesLarge areas along the Kuma River were swallowed by floodwaters with many houses, buildings and vehicles submerged almost up to their roofs. |
 | Heavy rain floods southern Japan; dozens presumed deadMore than 75,000 residents in the prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima were urged to evacuate following pounding rains overnight. |
 | Tokyo records 124 new coronavirus cases, national tally at 19,068The latest rise began in late June, weeks after Japan lifted a state of emergency that allowed Tokyo to gradually return to business. |
 | Walkie, no talkie: Japan city launches pedestrian smartphone banThe unusual move appeared to have broad support from citizens both young and old, with very few people on the streets of Yamato spotted breaching the new rule. |
 | Tokyo Olympic head says 80 per cent of facilities lined up for 2021Pierre Ducrey, the Olympic Games operations director, has called the Athletes Village “problem No. 1." |
 | Japan advocate for daughter abducted to North Korea, diesMegumi disappeared in 1977 on her way home from her a junior high school in Niigata on Japan's northern coast when she was 13. |
 | Japan's COVID-19 deaths low, but future success uncertainBut the roughly 900 deaths, or 7 per million people, in Japan are far fewer than the 320 per million in the U.S. and more than 550 per million in Italy and Britain. |
 | Japan lifts coronavirus emergency in all remaining areasJapan, with about 16,600 confirmed cases and about 850 deaths, has so far avoided the large outbreaks that have been experienced in the US and the Europe despite its softer restrictions. |
 | Japan lifts COVID-19 state of emergency for 3 prefecturesThe state of emergency was originally scheduled to end on May 6, and the government extended it through May 31. |
