The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is now using generative artificial intelligence at all of its bureaus. About 50,000 civil servants can use the technology. (NHK)

Tokyo Electric Power Company has started to release treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. (NHK)

Beer manufacturers across Japan are rolling out new products in anticipation of the alcohol tax revision slated for October.

Japan's education ministry plans to offer financial support to help schools attract new teachers. The move comes as fewer people want to enter the profession due to its long hours and heavy workload. (NHK)

Hong Kong will impose an indefinite ban on Japanese seafood imports from 10 prefectures and publish the results of daily tests on other food from the country starting on Thursday, when Tokyo begins to discharge treated waste water from the Fukushima power plant. (South China Morning Post)

Income inequality is growing again in Japan and approaching a record level due to increase in the elderly and lower incomes among active workers, according to the results of a survey released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Narita airport, one of Tokyo's main international gateways, projects an image of efficiency and service characteristic of Japan's economic prominence. But beneath the surface, there is a long and troubled history of farmland being seized and lives being lost over the airport's construction and continued presence. (CBC News)

A major Japanese convenience store chain has started selling frozen "onigiri" rice balls on a trial basis. The aim is to reduce the frequency of deliveries to its outlets. (NHK)

Banned episodes are no rare occurrence in the world of television, including a Pokémon episode did indeed cause numerous desperate parents to run to the hospital with their children, many of which had lost consciousness due to seizures. (collider.com)

The Bank of Japan’s decades-long battle to generate inflation driven by growth in demand and wages appears to have received little assistance from the recent bout of global inflation. (Bloomberg)

Japan's Transport Ministry has abolished the requirement for taxi drivers to display their name and photograph in their vehicles, local media reported on Monday. (canindia.com)

Former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has indicated his intention to advance discussions within the party regarding the legalization of "ride-sharing" in Japan, where private individuals provide ride services similar to taxis using their own cars.

Let's Embark on a Captivating Journey into Ikebukuro's Anime Culture! (Japan by Food)

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

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)

Prices for new condominiums in the greater Tokyo area jumped more than 50 percent in July from a year earlier. (NHK)

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.

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

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

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)

Japanese Street Food at Fish Market and Public Market in Okinawa Japan. This is a street food tour of Makishi Public Market, also known as Okinawa’s kitchen. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

Amid record-setting temperatures in Japan, local businesses have been developing wearable technology to help people stay cool. (South China Morning Post)