Last Tuesday, the Japanese team received its counterpart from Peru at the Suita Stadium in Osaka, to play a friendly match. The match ended with a score of 4-1 in favor of the Japanese eleventh and at the end of the commitment there was a small controversy with a Japanese player. (morningexpress.in)

The Japan Boxing Commission has revealed that boxer Kazuto Ioka's urine sample taken on Dec 31 showed traces of cannabis. (Japan Today)

Today, we are taking Azusa Limited Express from Matsumoto(Nagano) to Shinjuku(Tokyo) in 2 hours and 40 mins. Just relax and enjoy the unique train travel. (travelgeek)

Netflix's new Japanese comedy-drama series Let's Get Divorced has received a ton of love from fans and is continuing to get favorable reviews from critics. (sportskeeda.com)

Organizers of the popular Awa Odori dance festival said Wednesday they are offering premium seats priced at 200,000 yen per person to view the annual spectacle held in August in Tokushima Prefecture. (Japan Today)

Japan has re-opened to overseas tourists, summer is here and the official climbing season for Mount Fuji is about to start, but authorities are urging caution when making an assault on Japan’s highest mountain.

A government study conducted by the Research Office at Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has suggested that the city should take cues from countries like Japan and Singapore in its efforts to develop and embrace Web3 technologies and crypto. (cryptonews.com)

These are all of the methods and different material that I've used and continue to use to study Japanese, plus my animated story of how I became interested in it! (Wolfychu)

Japan's education ministry plans to implement new guidelines allowing elementary, junior high and high schools limited use of generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, to help formulate ideas to facilitate classroom discussions, among other uses, sources close to the matter said Thursday. (Kyodo)

Suzuki Motor says it has agreed with an electric aircraft startup to jointly manufacture a vertical take-off vehicle at the automaker's factory in central Japan. (NHK)

Come along with us down the rainbow as we journey through the captivating world of Japanese gay slang! What words should you avoid using when you come to Japan - and more importantly - which ones will help you seal the deal? (Tokyo BTM)

Part of a video showing a Sri Lankan woman who died at an immigration facility in Japan has been shown in court for the first time. (NHK)

Japanese weather officials are warning of possible heavy rains and extreme heat in western and eastern parts of the country from July through September. (NHK)

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday convicted a married couple of the 2021 murder of an 18-year-old high school girl in Yamanashi Prefecture. (Japan Today)

Auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Nissan and about a dozen individuals in Beirut over his imprisonment in Japan and what he says is misinformation spread against him, Lebanese officials said Tuesday. (Japan Today)

Developers of artificial intelligence and those concerned with the technology in Japan have launched an organization to promote the use of image generative AI in a way that will not infringe copyrights. (NHK)

Japan has fallen in the global gender equality rankings, mainly because men have more opportunities than women in the fields of economy and politics. (NHK)

A recent survey has found that more than 60 percent of companies are considering using or introducing generative AI (artificial intelligence), driven by the boom of "Chat GPT".

As the climbing season for Mt. Fuji approaches, local governments in surrounding areas are warning against "bullet climbing," the practice of ascending to the peak of one of Japan's most iconic landmarks without taking a sleep break at night. (Kyodo)

As errors and privacy breaches involving the linkage of My Number and health insurance cards continue to surface, public opposition is growing over the government’s decision to halt the use of current health insurance cards in the fall of 2024. (Japan Times)

The streets of Tokyo will host Japan's first ever race event in the all-electric Formula E world championship in March next year, the metropolitan government said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

Observe how communities can influence meme coins. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Pepe Coin (PEPE) are excellent illustrations of how fervent communities can transform meme projects into lucrative cryptocurrency businesses. (newsonjapan.com)

Roland appears as the legendary host of Kabukicho in the Korean talk variety show "Coco's Dangerous Story: Japan", which focuses on the adult industry in Japan. (Netflix Japan)

Japan, renowned for its technological finesse and gaming heritage, was once an unrivaled leader in the global technology arena. Now, Japan's burgeoning Web3 market shines as a beacon of hope. (Yahoo Finance)

Director Kore-eda Hirokazu is back with his first Japanese-language film in five years with Monster, written by Sakamoto Yuji - a rumination on our limited perception of the lives of others. It's also a movie that seems to channel a bit of Kurosawa Akira's Rashomon. (Unseen Japan)