Japan's land and infrastructure minister says officials have begun to discharge water from dams in southwestern Japan as Typhoon Haishen is approaching the region.
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer says it plans to seek approval for a vaccine for COVID-19 as soon as next month. But that would only be after the firm concludes the vaccine is effective.
A cargo ship carrying 43 crew and about 6,000 cows sank at sea after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon off Japan, according to a survivor rescued by the country's coast guard.