Japanese animation director Tsutsumi Daisuke's "Oni: Thunder God's Tale" has claimed two of the prestigious Annie Awards, which are often called the Oscars of animation. (NHK)

Featured in my Japanese Street Food Tour video in Tokyo Jujo Ginza, I'm back going behind the counter at this Japanese Fried Food Sozai shop. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

Chinese electric-vehicle giant BYD confirmed Thursday the presence of a toxic chemical in electric buses for the Japanese market, saying the substance does not carry health risks while also indicating plans to end its use. (Nikkei)

Join me on a journey through Japan's beautiful countryside on the luxurious Kintetsu Express "Aoniyoshi". This ultra-luxurious train takes you from Kyoto to Nara in style, offering stunning views and top-notch amenities. (Experience JAPAN)

A century-old ryokan traditional inn in southwestern Japan has only been changing its hot spring bathwater twice yearly, leading to legionella bacteria levels as much as 3,700 times over standard limits, local officials said Friday. (Japan Today)

Sales of manga comic books and magazines in Japan were estimated to have hit a record 677 billion yen in 2022, but the rise was only marginal as fewer people stayed indoors than during the earlier years of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry data showed Friday. (Japan Today)

Demand for “intimacy coordinators” is on the rise in Japan following a slew of sexual abuse and harassment scandals, which rocked the country’s television and film industry. (South China Morning Post)

Do you struggle with learning kanji? Are you tired of dull textbooks and rote memorization techniques? Fear not, my friends! ()

Around 300 plane passengers ended up landing right back where they started after a nightmare seven-hour journey in Japan. (dailymail.co.uk)

Fuminori Tsukiko was travelling around Poland when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The 75-year-old from Japan has since spent months living alongside Kharkiv residents in the subway, away from Russian strikes. (AFP News Agency)

A balloon made that could soon be carrying passengers to space. A new Japanese company IWAYA INC. announced its plans in Tokyo. It is a drum-shaped plastic cabin is 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in diameter and has several large windows to allow a view of space above or the Earth below. (DNAIndiaNews)

"Ikigai means “something you live for,” says neuroscientist Dr. Ken Modi. Hannah Fry travels to Japan to explore the secret to living a long, healthy life. (Bloomberg Originals)

In Japan, the number of reported bullying cases has risen for the sixth consecutive years since the government started keeping records in 2013. (The Japan Reporter)

Businesspeople from Japan and the United States have organized an event to promote the construction of a magnetic levitation railway for the US East Coast. (NHK)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, on Wednesday affirmed that their countries will work together in strengthening sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. (Japan Times)

An avian influenza outbreak and rising feed costs are behind a shortage of chicken eggs in Japan that has led to rising prices for popular restaurant items including beef bowl dishes as well as the household staple mayonnaise. (Nikkei)

Hospital beds will no longer be reserved exclusively for COVID-19 patients within a year after the disease’s status is lowered to the same level as seasonal flu, it has been learned. (AsiaNews)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic. (straitstimes.com)

Police in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, have arrested a 27-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally abusing her two-year-old son in 2022. (Japan Today)

Currently, the legal position regarding gambling in Japan is complex. Most forms of gambling are illegal, and anyone participating in them can be punished with a fine. (newsonjapan.com)

If a lawmaker continues to be absent from all Diet sessions and shows disrespect for the legislature, it is no surprise for them to face disciplinary action. The NHK Party and GaaSyy, whose real name is Yoshikazu Higashitani, a member of the House of Councillors, must take the discipline seriously. (The Japan News)

In this video, we embark on a three-day trip to Gifu Prefecture - following in the footsteps of samurai warlords while delving into some of the most compelling events of Japan's Warring States Period. (japan-guide.com)

A flying car achieved the first manned outdoor flight in Japan on Friday morning in a trial by a local consortium of aviation and automobile businesses, a big step for a technology seen as serving remote islands and mountainous regions that lack transportation. (Nikkei)

Japanese airlines will no longer require passengers to wear face masks on flights, starting March 13. (Nikkei)

The Japanese police have restricted access to Enshuhama Beach in the city of Hamamatsu, Japan's prefecture of Shizuoka, after a suspicious ball about 1.5 meters in diameter, believed to be made of metal, was found on the shore, media reported on Tuesday. (meghalayamonitor.com)