Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the weekend. Today’s set of earthquakes follow a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan’s Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who was elected as the country's first female prime minister last month, said Chinese use of force around Taiwan would qualify as "an existential threat".

Nasa Hataoka won the Toto Japan Classic on the first playoff hole after the final 18 holes were washed out by all-day rain and what officials termed "unplayable course conditions."