This is Behind the Counter at a Local Japanese Portside Tuna Restaurant in Misaki Port 2 hours south of Tokyo. It's a maguro tuna speciality shop, Kurobatei, nestled for more than half a century in the heart of a local Japanese fisherman’ town. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

Rock singer Eikichi Yazawa held an unprecedented 150th live performance at Nippon Budokan on December 14th!

Japan's boxing superstar Inoue Naoya opened his training session to the public on Friday, saying he has a strong desire to win his upcoming showdown in Tokyo with the Philippines' Marlon Tapales. (NHK)

Japan has expanded its sanctions targeting Russia over its war in Ukraine, banning Russian diamonds for non-industrial use and adding dozens of firms and organisations to its trade blacklist. (Al Jazeera)

Japanese retailers and other service-sector companies investing in digital technology are fueling a rise in corporate capital investment this fiscal year, while some manufacturers are pulling back amid uncertainty over China. (Nikkei)

Kabukicho is Japan's most colorful and controversial district located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Surprisingly there are homeless children living in this district, known as Toyoko Kids. (TAKASHii from Japan)

A 22-year-old autistic man has been sent to prison for 23 years for stabbing and killing a female employee of an adult entertainment shop in Tokyo two years ago, when he was only 19.

A Chinese man has been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly engaging in 'white taxi' activities in Tokyo, where he illegally transported Chinese tourists in his car and received payment without a license.

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio is dealing with the fallout from a political money scandal. It involves a party faction once led by one of Kishida's predecessors, the late Abe Shinzo. Kishida is trying to find a way ahead, and as part of that, he has replaced four members of his cabinet. (NHK)

As the New Year's holiday approaches, many people find themselves glued to their mobile phones, leading to a phenomenon known as the 'smartphone face.'

Advance reservations for driving license renewals and theory tests will be available online from February next year, as unveiled today by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

I'm taking the MOL Sunflower ferry from Oarai (Tokyo area) to Tomakomai (Hokkaido). I wanted to try the ferry's only suite. (Solo Travel Japan)

Japanese industrial giant Toshiba has announced a new slate of directors under a plan to delist from the stock exchange next week. A board majority will be held by representatives of the investment fund that purchased the firm. (NHK)

The event "Escape from a Village Dominated by Cursed Spirits" allows participants to solve mysteries with high school students Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto and experience the world of "Hidden Inventory and Premature Death."

Watch this video to see what it’s like to travel onboard Japan’s Shinkansen Train! This high speed bullet train is not only one of the world’s most famous trains, it’s also the world’s first High Speed Train! (Jeb Brooks)

A man in his 30s from Saitama Prefecture, with no overseas travel history, has become the first in Japan to fatally succumb to "mpox," previously known as monkeypox.

Japan on Tuesday announced its first domestic COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron XBB.1.5 coronavirus subvariant. (AA)

A former Japanese state justice minister has left the governing Liberal Democratic Party after prosecutors raided his home and office over suspected vote-buying in a mayoral election in Tokyo's Koto Ward in April. (NHK)

Four cabinet ministers in Japan quit on Thursday over a fundraising scandal involving the ruling party's most powerful faction. (BBC)

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has pledged to spearhead efforts to restore people's trust in politics amid political funding allegations involving some factions of the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. He says he will reshuffle his personnel in this context on Thursday. (NHK)

The feature film directorial debut of Indian filmmaker Hemant Singh, "Wasabi Revenge," will be released sequentially across Japan starting from Feb 9 in Tokyo.

A Tokyo court sentenced a former operations executive on the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for playing a central role in rigging bids related to the 2021 Summer Games. (Japan Today)

Japan Airlines (JAL) will debut its Airbus A350-1000 aircraft in January 2024 on flights between Tokyo and New York. (aviationweek.com)

Japanese entertainment group Toho will invest $225 million in California-based film and TV studio CJ ENM Fifth Season under plans announced Monday, shifting its sights overseas as streaming squeezes Japan's movie industry. (Nikkei)

A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 68-year-old man to life in prison for fatally shooting a doctor and attacking other medical workers before an 11-hour standoff with police at his home near Tokyo last year. (Kyodo)