In this video, I take you on a tour of a Japanese hotel made entirely of containers. I'll show you the room layout, amenities, and share my thoughts on the overall experience. (Experience JAPAN)

This is Japan - the weirdest modern country in the world. It is a place where unimaginable technologies and cultural heritage are intertwined. (Anton somewhere)

More than 30,000 Japanese remain displaced after a major earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan 12 years ago on Saturday, even as some of the worst affected areas reopen to former residents. (Nikkei)

A Japanese astronomer captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside. (space.com)

A video of a group of men assaulting a Japanese tourist during Holi celebrations in Delhi went viral on social media and it has led the Delhi Police to seek assistance from the Japanese embassy in identifying the victim. (ap7am.com)

Today we are going to be riding Japan’s international ferry, the Queen Beetle from Hakata, Japan to Busan, South Korea. (Solo Solo Travel)

People will be advised to use their discretion regarding masking up in public from Monday, under the government’s eased mask-wearing guidelines. (The Japan News)

The world’s first flying bike has hit the market in Japan for nearly £500,000 as creators of the XTURISMO “luxury air cruiser” say it will bring science fiction to life. (The Telegraph)

Around 70 percent of flight attendants in Japan have reported that photos had been or likely had been taken of them surreptitiously, an aviation trade union said Thursday, calling for tougher penalties against the act. (Kyodo)

Japan are a two-time World Baseball Classic winner. However, it seems like a long time ago that Japan won those honours. (newsonjapan.com)

The Diamond Princess liner returned to Yokohama near Tokyo on Friday for the first time since a mass COVID outbreak three years ago led Japan to quarantine those onboard and suspend the arrival of foreign cruise ships until this month. (Kyodo)

Japan’s women’s national team finished second in February’s SheBelieves Cup held in the United States. (newsonjapan.com)

Police in Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan, have searched a traditional Japanese inn over suspected poor sanitary practices for its hot spring bath. (NHK)

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan and history of religions continues with an episode on how Japan became Buddhist. (Kings and Generals)

Japan Airlines Co. ended a campaign to sell steeply discounted tickets for domestic flights after demand overwhelmed the carrier’s website. (themalaysianreserve.com)

Japan's parliament on Friday approved academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor, entrusting him with the formidable task of minimizing the side-effects of the central bank's protracted monetary easing and preparing the ground for an exit strategy once its inflation target is within reach. (Nikkei)

Japan's weather bureau said on Friday the La Nina weather pattern has ended and that there was a 70% chance of normal weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere spring. (agriculture.com)

The prices of goods traded among companies in Japan rose in February. The increase was slower than the previous month due to slowing energy cost rises. (NHK)

While Andy was in Japan he noticed that Coffee was everywhere and he really wasn't consuming the best of it. (Faultline)

A high court upheld on Thursday a sentence of 15 years in prison given to a woman for manipulating a fellow mother to starve her 5-year-old son to death in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka in 2020. (Kyodo)

McDonald’s, 7-Eleven and mayonnaise maker Kewpie are just some of the firms in Japan contending with the worst-ever global outbreak of bird flu. (taipeitimes.com)

Major league superstar Shohei Ohtani was given a hero's welcome as he led Japan to an 8-1 win over China in their World Baseball Classic opener in Tokyo on Thursday. (france24.com)

Japan Airlines' website for reserving and purchasing air tickets has become almost inaccessible. The airline says access to the website surged amid a sales campaign. (NHK)

Japan’s J-League is considering a switch to an autumn-spring soccer schedule, which is the norm in the major European soccer leagues. (newsonjapan.com)

Japanese police have arrested three people who posted on social media a prank at a sushi restaurant that included one of them putting his mouth on a soy sauce dispenser spout. (NHK)