For married men, making love to their wives is like making love to a relative or their mom. That's why many married Japanese men can't have sex with their wives. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

An inspection contractor died Monday after being caught in an elevator installed at an elementary school in Tokyo.

A Japanese health ministry panel on Monday recommended approval of the Alzheimer's disease treatment Leqembi, following standard approval for the drug granted by U.S. regulators last month. (Reuters)

Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing into the sea more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, going ahead with a plan heavily criticised by China. (Reuters)

Japan plans to require day nurseries, kindergartens and schools to use a government system to confirm that those applying to work there are not convicted sex offenders, sources close to the matter said Monday. (Kyodo)

At an annual event in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, people demonstrated their skills at scooping up small goldfish on Sunday. (euronews.com)

Japan’s annual five-day-long Rock in Japan Fes. 2023 took place on August 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13, with a myriad of Japanese music acts both soft and hard. (soranews24.com)

SoftBank Group Corp.-backed British chip designer Arm said Monday it has filed to list its shares on the U.S. Nasdaq stock exchange, with its market capitalization estimated to exceed $60 billion in what could be the largest initial public offering this year. (Kyodo)

Unforeseen twists mark the aftermath of Ukraine war: Western brands deserted, Russian resilience emerged. Banned Japanese cars flood Russia, revealing global market dynamics. A tale of redemption and regrowth. (TFIGlobal)

Investing in the stock market has become more prevalent in the United States. (newsonjapan.com)

Two 20-year-old men surrendered to police Monday in connection with an incident where popular South Korean artist DJ Soda was allegedly groped by attendees at a recent music event in Japan, according to investigative sources. (Kyodo)

This time, we would like to introduce the newly opened food stall "MentaiChudoku" in Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City. This is a new stall that just opened in 2023. (Japanese Kitchen Tour)

A 50-year-old Tokyo man has been arrested after he coerced a teen-age driver into sex as "payback" after she damaged his bicycle in a collision.

A recent video of an experience about an English menu with different prices has arisen from my friends at Asian Boss and I thought it was good to talk about this since I got many messages about it. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Today's interview is about Japanese elders, and how they feel about foreigners living in Japan. (TAKASHii from Japan)

The Internet is a high-speed information highway that is evolving alongside digital tech and as you would expect, there is a lot of adult content out there. (newsonjapan.com)

Idol performer Nagisa Fujisaki has revealed on nationwide TV that she is the single mother of two young children.

Applying for permanent residency or residence card renewals in Japan could become a bit easier as early as 2025, with the government planning to enable these to be done online. (Japan Times)

Trevor Bauer is back. Statistically in 15 games he has a 282 ERA with 104 innings of baseball pitched (Purely Baseball)

A bus carrying 30 members of a high-school soccer club overturned Saturday in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, with 10 of the students injured and taken to hospitals, local authorities said. (Japan Today)

There is a simple tradition at airports in Japan you’ll struggle to spot in Australia or possibly anywhere else in the world. (news.com.au)

Competition is heating up in the Japanese market for remote control claw machine games after playing the popular arcade game on smartphones quickly caught on during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kyodo)

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the best things that happened in Japanese history. His work is outside of the concept of animation it moves people and touches people's hearts. It is a textbook of life that everyone has to learn. (SHOW NEMOTO)

Police in Osaka have arrested a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of murder after she gave birth to a son in the toilet of an izakaya (Japanese-style pub) and left him in the toilet bowl where he drowned. (Japan Today)

Japan's Edo Period (1603 - 1868) was an amazing time of peace, drowning in prosperity and splattered with hot juices of culture. (Linfamy)