The Nikkei Stock Average continued to rise on Monday, setting a post-bubble record high for the fifth consecutive day, closing at 35,901, up 324 yen from the previous week's end.

Dalam episode terbaru dari drama tokusatsu (live-action) populer "Kamen Rider Gatchard," yang ditayangkan di jaringan TV Asahi, sebuah momen bersejarah terjadi ketika Rider kedua wanita pertama, Kamen Rider Mageed, melakukan debutnya. (News on Japan)

As prolonged stays in evacuation shelters continue, a large ferry moored off Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture began accepting disaster victims around 3:00 PM on Sunday, with about 60 people, who were previously sheltering in a nearby elementary school, now resting onboard.

The exhibition "Japan Avant-Garde Poster Fair: The Fervor of Underground Culture Born from the Turbulence of Showa" commemorating the 40th anniversary of Shuji Terayama's death started on January 13th, at Bunkamura Gallery on the 8th floor of Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo.

From SEGA, the popular soccer management simulation game "Football Manager 2024" is now available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Netflix.

Two weeks have passed since a massive earthquake struck central Japan on New Year's Day, killing 222 people. Twenty-two people are still missing. Search operations are continuing but they are being hampered by bad weather. (NHK)

Since 2008, about a third of department stores in Japan have closed down, with Ichibata in Shimane the latest to shut its doors, leaving four prefectures in Japan without any department stores at all.

A man was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon at Starbucks in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, with the gunman reported to be on the run.

A strong winter pressure pattern along the Japan Sea side is expect to deliver more heavy snow to quake-affecte areas on Monday, with the risk of worsening visibility due to blizzards.

The "Reiwa 6 February Bunraku Performance" will be staged from February 5th to 13th at the Japan Youth Hall in Tokyo.

Young men and women turning 20 this year demonstrated their archery prowess on Sunday in the traditional 'Omato' event in Kyoto's Sanjusangendo Hall.

Welcome onboard one of the World’s Greatest Rail Journeys! This First Class Train across Japan has it all! (Jeb Brooks)

Weather officials in Japan say a strong winter pressure pattern will intensify beginning Sunday night and continuing through Tuesday in the areas stricken by the deadly earthquake that hit central regions of the country on New Year's Day. (NHK)

Mixed martial artist and judge on "Breaking Down", Mikuru Asakura, has initiated a unique entertainment project titled "Dark Idol," auditioning women in Kabukicho after the last train has departed.

A preview Sugawara Sakutsuki's upcoming photo book, "Ano Koro, Nogizaka Ni Ita (Back Then, I Was In Nogizaka)", has been unveiled ahead of its February 20 release.

Resident Japanese macaques were seen enjoying an open-air bath on Sunday in Yunokawa Onsen, located in Hakodate, Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

Via MLB Trade Rumors: The Cubs are in agreement with NPB left-hander Shota Imanaga on a deal, as first reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The contract is pending a physical, which is scheduled for Wednesday. (Fuzzy)

Dengeki Online's serialized feature "Difficult Kanji" is a corner that poses a wide range of challenging characters, from those so complex that their readings are unimaginable to those that seem simple at first glance but are difficult to read.

Today is autosalon day! in today's video i take you guys along for our tokyo autosalon adventure! We get to see some of my favorite builds, shops, and new parts coming out of Japan! One of my favorite builds of the day had to be the Top Secret built R34 GTR. The new Top Secret Gold is just INSANE! (Dustin Williams)

An eruption from the Ontake crater on the remote Japanese island of Suwanosejima, south west of Kagoshima, at 0:22 AM on Sunday morning, sent volcanic debris flying more than one kilometer from the center.

The harvesting of oysters, a winter delicacy, is now in full swing at Aioi Port in Hyogo Prefecture.

Actors Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, and Yuki Yamada, along with director Takashi Yamazaki via video linkup, attended a special black-and-white stage greeting event in Tokyo on Friday to celebrate the roaring success of "Godzilla Minus One".

The impact of the earthquake has extended to livestock farming, with one Wagyu beef ranch in Ishikawa Prefecture unable to get feed delivered due to road damage.

Jubilo Iwata has announced the signing of former Japan national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, who has been selected for the national team in four consecutive World Cups, marking his return to J.League since 2010.

Japanese comedy horror "Wild Zero" released in 1999, starring rock band Guitar Wolf, will have a special loud screening on February 18 at Cinema Art Shinjuku in Tokyo, along with the announce of a sequel.