Yasutoshi Nishimura

Four Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday as unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reels from a major corruption scandal in the ruling party.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to fire several top ministers who are reportedly under investigation for alleged fraud, local media said yesterday, in what would be the second reshuffle in three months.

Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, in an attempt to reassure critics that the operation was safe.

Japan plans to lift Tokyo's virus emergency on June 20, a month before the Olympics, the government announced on June 17 as reports said only 10,000 spectators would be allowed at Games events.

Japan will consider issuing a new emergency declaration after governors in the capital region urged action to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases, the head of the nation's pandemic response said on Saturday.

Japan "ready to send experts, take part in donor conference"

BELGRADE -- Japan is "ready to send its experts who would train relevant teams in Serbia in the field of emergency situations," a visiting Japanese official has said.

BELGRADE - Japanese Senior Vice-Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura underscored in Belgrade on Wednesday, during talks with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, that Japan is ready to send its experts who would train relevant teams in Serbia in the field of emergency situations.