More than 1.1 million people living in Japan's four southwestern prefectures were ordered to immediately evacuate on Monday due to Typhoon Haishen, which has been raging across northeast Asia over the weekend, the NHK broadcaster reported

The Japanese government is going to appeal a court decision that grants healthcare benefits to those who were exposed to the so-called radioactive black rain after the Hiroshima bombing outside of the officially recognized exposure zone, the Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, citing its sources