Operations at quake-hit coal power station in Hokkaido are expected to resume after late September.

Kansai International Airport's flights have been cut down to 20% a week following the damage caused by Typhoon Jebi.

A pizza vending machine is drawing crowds in Hiroshima.

Crown Prince Naruhito visits a hi-tech research center in Grenoble, France.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin discuss a territorial dispute and North Korea in Vladivostok.