A legal battle between Zoom, the U.S.-based video conferencing system, and a Japanese audio equipment manufacturer of the same name has turned into a quagmire. (Nikkei)

Written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka, the massively popular Japanese-style romance light novel "My Happy Marriage" is published by Kadokawa on its Fujimi L Bunko imprint and has also been adapted into a manga by Rito Kohsaka. (Netflix Anime)

Japanese comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, who was the first Japanese to advance to the finals of the popular British audition program "Britain's Got Talent", held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Friday. (NOJ)

A new weevil species was discovered in Japan’s pristine subtropical forests on Ishigaki Island and Yanbaru National Park in Okinawa. (miragenews.com)

Farmers in northern Japan have put premium watermelons up for the season's first auctions, with one of them selling for 700,000 yen, or around 5,000 dollars. (NHK)

JR Tokai has decorated the Yaesu Central Exit ticket office of Tokyo Station and part of the wall near the slope inside the Yaesu Central South Exit ticket gate of the Tokaido Shinkansen with art works produced by artists with intellectual disabilities, TV Asahi reports. (NOJ)

Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles that may have dropped in the country's exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, in the Sea of Japan. (NHK)

Godzilla stands guard outside Toho Studios, the largest film studio in Japan, which produces around 60 movies and dramas a year. (NOJ)

ABEJA, which develops AI = artificial intelligence, has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, TV Tokyo reports. (NOJ)

An American woman has been located after mysteriously vanishing for over a week while traveling in Tokyo with a friend. (the-sun.com)

Footage of a man kicking a cow in western Japan has gone viral on social media, prompting local officials to inspect a farm. (NHK)

Japan's exports grew unexpectedly in May on robust car sales, though the rate of expansion slowed to a crawl as inflation and rising interest rates bit into global demand, highlighting a patchy recovery in the world's third-largest economy. (Reuters)

Japan’s lower house on Tuesday approved proposed legislation aimed at “promoting understanding” of LGBTQ issues but campaigners criticised the bill for its watered-down language. (straitstimes.com)

The monthly Okutama Sunday cars and coffee, is by far one of the countries most underrated and best regular gatherings! Everything from Bosozoku, classic Porsches, GTR's, Hakosuka's, Silvia's, AE86's and more! (Dino DC)

Kabuki fans can again buy reasonably priced tickets to see one act of the traditional Japanese drama at a theater in Tokyo. (NHK)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday that he will not dissolve the Lower House for a snap election during the current parliamentary session, ending months of speculation on whether he would call an election while his approval ratings are relatively high. (Japan Times)

A 35-year-old man in Japan has been arrested after stealing about 1,500 Pokemon cards worth 1.15 million yen, according to local media reports this week. (straitstimes.com)

Sprawling heaps of golden grains of sand rise in peaks toward the hot sun. From the base of the desert’s tallest dune, a bright blue sky peeks out from beyond the vast expanse. (CNN)

I'm taking Shin Nihonkai Ferry from Tsuruga to Hokkaido. This Japanese Ferry has Junior Suite which includes full course meals. It will be a 20 hours 35 minutes trip. (Solo Travel Japan)

"IVS Crypto 2023 KYOTO", the flagship event of Japan Blockchain Week, is Japan's largest conference for Web3 entrepreneurs as well as investors, developers, media, policymakers, and enthusiasts around the world. (IVS2023 KYOTO)

A theme park in Tokyo based on the Harry Potter movies was shown to the press today, ahead of its opening to the public on Friday. (globalconstructionreview.com)

Two Self-Defense Forces members died and another was seriously injured after being shot by a trainee member with a rifle at an SDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan, on Wednesday, police and other sources said. (Nikkei)

OTTER-LY ADORABLE: Two Asian small-clawed otters were born at an aquarium in Japan recently. (WBNS 10TV)

Adult tickets for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka are set to cost Y7,500 ($50), its organizing association said Wednesday, representing a 25% rise from the initially proposed Y6,000 price tag. (Japan Times)

The corpses of four cats with their heads crushed were found at a cemetery in Kobe on Tuesday morning, TV Asashi reports. (NOJ)