Saitama

An old man attacked three doctors visiting his home in the Japanese prefecture of Saitama near Tokyo, shooting one of them with a hunting gun and allegedly killing another that was held hostage for over 11 hours.

A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the Tokyo area on Thursday night, injuring more than 30 people.

Japan is set to raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo’s three neighbouring prefectures and a fourth area in central Japan to allow tougher measures as a more contagious coronavirus variant spreads.