Shikoku Island

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  Tokyo Olympics Organisers Report First Torch Relay Coronavirus Case

  The organisers said an unnamed man in his 30s who had taken part in the relay in the western island of Shikoku had tested positive for the virus, without specifying his exact role.

• Weakened Typhoon 'Halong' Lashes Japan; One Dead, 33 Hurt

  A weakened typhoon slammed into Japan early Sunday, leaving one person dead, more than 30 injured and prompting evacuation alerts for some 1.1 million residents near swollen rivers.

• Typhoon Halong Weakens, Disrupts Japan Holiday Week

  A weakened typhoon slammed into Japan early Sunday as the country headed into a holiday week, causing authorities to order the evacuation of half a million people living near swollen rivers and canceling hundreds of flights.

• Japan Battens Down as Intense Typhoon Neoguri Nears

  A powerful typhoon forced Japanese authorities to cancel flights and urge more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes on Tuesday as the storm threatened to bring torrential rain and high winds to Japan's southern islands.

• Japan heatwave sees temperature hit record 41 degrees

  Broiling temperatures in Japan saw the mercury hit a record 41 degrees Celsius today, after at least nine people died from heatstroke over the weekend.

• Strong earthquake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

  A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan early on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, the nation's meteorological agency reported.