Russia says it will withdraw from the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The Russian representative made the announcement at a general meeting of the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris on Tuesday. (NHK)

In this episode I explore Tokyo's famous nightlife, Tokyo has many entertainment districts and I hit up the most popular ones like Shinjuku and Shibuya which offer plenty of weird and wacky options! (Malini Angelica)

Main Gate, Ichonamiki St, Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo Hospital... (Video Street View Japan)

A company executive has been caught a second time for stealing valuables from patrons at the Japan Airlines' First Class airport lounge at Haneda Airport, Tokyo.

The locals in Chiba have a large pest on their hands, the muntjac, an invasive species of the deer family, which have triple in number over the last 10 years following their escape from an abandoned facility.

Japan began trial over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills on Tuesday as the nation takes a major step toward joining dozens of others that make the emergency contraception drugs available without a doctor's prescription. (Kyodo)

The Tokyo District Court has handed down an 8-month prison sentence to a director of a non-profit organization (NPO) for illegally mediating organ transplants overseas.

Former executives of SoftBank, including a division chief, have been rearrested by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in an investment fraud case where they allegedly swindled 1.2 billion yen under the guise of system development for SoftBank.

Two 18-year-olds have surrendered to police after their attempt to rob a jewelry store in Tokyo was thwarted by an employee. (NHK)

As international space development heats up, Asia's largest space business event has launched in Tokyo.

In this video, we cover the upcoming Kyoto name-taking ceremony of Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII and his son, Ichikawa Shinnosuke VIII, which will occupy most of this year's kaomise program at the Minami-za. (Kabuki In-Depth)

LINE Yahoo announced on Monday that approximately 440,000 items of personal information may have been leaked, although there have been no reports of the data being misused.

Explore the riveting story of Japan's economic ascent and eventual downturn in 'How Japan Doubled Its Economy & Then Lost It All'. (Epic Economics)

Miloiko Spajić, who became the Prime Minister of Montenegro last month, studied for four years as an international student in the Faculty of Economics at Saitama University and graduated in March 2012, it has been revealed.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has announced the death of its President and Group CEO. Ohta Jun was 65 and had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. (NHK)

An attempted robbery at a jewelry store in Tokyo was thwarted on Sunday by a store personnel swinging a "sasumata", a medieval tool that is gaining popularity as an anti-burglary device.

Already rated the world's best horse of 2023, Japanese champion Equinox produced a breathtaking performance to take out the G1 Japan Cup to Tokyo Racecourse for trainer Tetsuya Kimura, jockey Christophe Lemaire and owners Silk Racing! (World Horse Racing)

With the price of gold in Japan soared past 10,000 yen per gram, thanks to a weakening yen and escalating tensions in the Middle East, golddiggers are rushing to tourist parks offering gold panning, hoping to make a quick fortune.

Panicked passengers on a Shinkansen bullet train were evacuated at a central Japan station on Friday night, after a plastic bag containing suspicious liquid was found onboard.

China will soon allow visa-free entry for citizens of six countries, in a move widely seen as an attempt to spur the faltering domestic economy. (NHK)

A 29-year-old man has been arrested for meeting an underage teen girl, with sexual intent, after sending her messages, promising to make her "the happiest in the world".

A group of Japanese researchers says a survey it carried out suggests the number of children feeling suicidal in the country may have increased after the COVID-19 pandemic began. (NHK)

In this video, we cover the last developments in the case of the kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke IV. (Kabuki In-Depth)

A Japanese government panel has proposed changes to a program for on-the-job training of foreign workers after the initiative was cited for labor abuses. (NHK)

Japan passed on Friday an extra budget worth around 13.1 trillion yen ($88 billion) aimed at helping households cope with the rising cost of living and corporations boost domestic investment, even amid concerns over the country's worsening finances. (Reuters)