Daily brief
Heavy snowstorms over the past three weeks have killed at least 46 people and injured hundreds across Japan, with severe cold also causing water outages in the Hakone resort area.
Japan's government expressed deep concern over Israel's expansion of settlements in the West Bank.
Authorities plan to select sites by this fall for the reuse of decontaminated soil from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
An ultraconservative Japanese political leader has gained viral popularity online, with commentary warning of a 'right-wing spiral' driven by interaction between politics and internet activists.