An All Nippon Airways aircraft carrying a total of 213 people landed safely at an airport in Hokkaido in northern Japan after a hydraulic system issue was detected.
Japan's Environment Ministry launches a special heat stroke alert system as part of efforts to address the increasing number of deaths due to the summer heat in recent years.
Japanese leading engine maker IHI Corp. says a subsidiary has falsified fuel efficiency data for 4,361 engines, mostly for ships, produced at least since 2003 for the domestic and overseas markets.
The U.S. military will join Japan's search and rescue efforts for seven missing Maritime Self-Defense Force members after two helicopters crashed in the Pacific over the weekend, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara says.
Bloodstains have been found inside a car belonging to a 25-year-old man arrested over last week's discovery of two burnt bodies on a riverside north of Tokyo, according to investigative sources.