The capital has newly added 150 beds since asking Tokyo hospitals to secure beds and accept as many COVID-19 patients as possible in late August, bringing the total capacity to 6,117 beds.

The ministry said it will give priority to those age 18 to 39 to reserve their shots in September at the sites, responding to an increasing number of infections among younger people.

The former foreign minister backs enhanced PCR testing and electronic "vaccine passports," among other measures, while Suga is looking to tap the popularity of Japan's environment minister.

Kozo Iizuka, 90, was found guilty of running a red light after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake, killing a mother and daughter and injuring nine others.

The company said a networking problem was found at 7:30 a.m. and that service was restored in the afternoon.

Osaka Prefecture reported 2,501 cases, down significantly from the record 3,004 reported the day before, and eight deaths.

In its defense blueprint, the Defense Ministry said it would develop new missiles "with significantly enhanced destructive power."

The variant's transmissibility and vaccine resistance remains unclear, but the WHO warned that it “has a constellation of mutations that indicate potential properties of immune escape.”

Despite a high vaccination rate, masks are still mandatory in almost all public settings, group sizes are limited and a contact-tracing app is required.

The health ministry said particles of stainless steel were found in suspended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, but it did not expect they would pose an additional health risk.

The firm said checking foreign students' visa status every half year in person and confirming their attendance at schools "requires a lot of human resources."

The U.S. hopes to keep climate issues separate from disputes with China on trade, human rights and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The problems have sparked questions about whether the auto industry’s strategy of prioritizing efficiency and maintaining minimal inventory will endure in the post-pandemic world.

Son of a billionaire, Tanat "Nat" Thanakitamnuay switched sides in part because of a pandemic response that resulted in deaths and economic hardship.

The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis without relying on U.S. troops, senior EU officials say.

The move addresses a longstanding App Store complaint and settles an investigation by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission.

Taiwan has blamed China, which claims the island as its own territory, for nixing an original order from the German firm earlier this year.

Geelani was an uncompromising campaigner against Indian rule in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan since 1947.

The country is pushing to digitally modernize itself, but one of the developed world’s starkest gender gaps is holding it back.

Inoculations have been distributed to almost every person on the planet. But, traditionally, they been unprofitable for the pharmaceutical industry.

The attempted coup 30 years ago against Mikhail Gorbachev is now portrayed by Putin elements as an effort by Soviet forces to preserve the state.

When once-good wars go bad, Americans tend to conclude that there was never anything redeeming about them in the first place.

Yuki Tanada’s feel-good drama about a film buff who spins a story to save a local theater is not as complex as the director’s past work, but is still a crowd-pleaser.

The first bout of the day pitted Afghanistan's Zakia Khudadadi, who arrived in Tokyo following a dramatic evacuation from Kabul, against Uzbekistan's Ziyodakhon Isakova.

The 22-year-old and her compatriot Hossain Rasouli arrived in Tokyo on Saturday via Paris after Khudadadi made a video appeal for help to leave Kabul after the Taliban swept to power.

Kunieda, a two-time singles gold medalist and the top seed, defeated Britain's fifth-seeded Gordon Reid 6-3, 6-2 at Ariake Tennis Park.

Japan will face the loser of the other semifinal for bronze on Friday.

Ito, 36, says she wants to show to the world that things no one has yet done, or that no one thinks are possible, can still be achieved.

Storey's longevity and endurance is remarkable, having begun her Paralympic career in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old at Barcelona in 1992, where she won two golds.

Rehm has won three straight long jump gold medals and owns a world record that would have given him gold in the last seven Olympic Games. But he's still looking to push things forward.

Her videos range from explaining how she sends text messages to how she avoids head-butting the wall at the end of the pool.

Masanori Takaya, spokesman for the committee, told a press briefing the athlete, who was hospitalized Tuesday night, is not in a "serious condition."

Torrential rains, the remnants of deadly Hurricane Ida, were blown under the corners of the retractable roof at Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York.

Playing in the street as a 3-year-old, Jiang Yuyan's life almost ended when she was run over by a dump truck. Just 13 years later, she is rewriting swimming's record books.

The honor of the first match win in Paralympics history went to Germany's No. 3 seed Valeska Knoblauch, who breezed past countrywoman Elke Rongen 21-7, 21-8 in the women's WH1 category.

Raikkonen is currently racing for the Swiss-based Alfa Romeo team and his departure opens up a seat, with compatriot Valtteri Bottas strongly tipped to take it if he leaves Mercedes.

Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United headlined a stellar cast of stars — including Romelu Lukaku, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane — making their way to England

Ioka successfully defended his WBO super flyweight championship, winning a unanimous decision that went the full 12 rounds.

The high standard of Paralympic sprinting means only a select few athletes are capable of becoming guides.

Japan's tennis star is aiming to become the first back-to-back U.S. Open winner since Serena Williams captured her third in a row in 2014.

Japan wins its first individual boccia gold, while also booking semifinal spots in wheelchair tennis, wheelchair basketball and goalball.

"Winning the third gold medal, I think it's something really special and it's a beauty," Rehm said.