East Japan Railway will shrink its rail workforce by about 10% over the coming years to bring it in line with sluggish commuter traffic, in the industry's first big post-pandemic retrenchment plan. (Nikkei)

Japan's annual whaling season has now reached its peak. It is three years since the country withdrew from the International Whaling Commission and resumed commercial hunting. (NHK)

A district court in Japan has sentenced a former male babysitter to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting 20 children. (NHK)

Honda Motor may have been slow to embrace electric vehicles, similar to its Japanese peers, but the automaker has made large bets to get ahead in the growing market, especially when it comes to EV batteries. (Nikkei)

Japanese food guide to a very cheap izakaya in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The amazing thing about this izakaya is that you can have all you can eat and all you can drink for $16.55. (SAMURAI JUNJIRO Channel)

NHK has learned that a Japanese scientist was among the members of an international deep-sea exploration team who reached a depth of 9,801 meters in a recent mission. This marks a new record for Japanese explorers of the ocean's depths. (NHK)

Given the general rarity of firearms in Japan, knives are frequently used by those looking to intimidate others or inflict violence. (Japan Today)

Wagyu: Japanese beef known across the world for it’s high-quality. Many visitors to Japan try this decadent meat, but not many realize you can also eat it as a burger! (Japan by Food)

Japan will push for an African seat at the United Nations by using its place on the world body’s Security Council. (Al Jazeera)

First-time champion Ichinojo was rewarded for his July triumph Monday by earning re-promotion to komusubi in the Japan Sumo Association's ranking published ahead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament from Sept. 11 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo)

Japan pledged $30 billion in aid for development in Africa on Saturday, saying it wants to work more closely with the continent, with the rules-based international order under threat after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Alaraby)

Japanese Sake Brewery Hakutsuru. This is how handcrafted sake is made in a Japanese sake factory. If you are interested in how to make sake, especially handcrafted sake, this video details the full sake production in Japan. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a 249 million yen ($1.8 million) allocation to pay for the controversial state funeral next month of slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Nikkei)

Marybelen Sakamoto was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2022 in a glittering national competition held on Thursday, August 25 in Tokyo. (pageantcircle.com)

During Japan’s feudal age, the favorite duck hunting ground for the successive lords of Kumamoto Castle and their warrior entourage was a spring-fed pond about one ri (four kilometers) southeast of the castle. (Japan Today)

A whirlwind ride to promote the movie in the land where it all started. (soranews24.com)

Japan will waive pre-departure Covid-19 tests for vaccinated travellers to the country, but daily caps on entrants will remain in place, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug 24). (straitstimes.com)

Japan’s first female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto, who captured the lives of civilians under the country’s tumultuous Showa era, has died at the age of 107. (abc17news.com)

Discount retailer chain Miniso recently apologized for pretending to be a Japanese brand and thus hurting the feelings of Chinese consumers. (dhakatribune.com)

While most prices seem to be going up these days, one sector is heading the other way, Tokyo condo rents. (Nikkei)

Today we are exploring some of Kyoto Japan's lesser-known hidden spots, and secret shrines!! A few great spots to help you avoid the crowds and see a different side of Kyoto away from all the crowds and tourist attractions! (Tokyo Lens)

A girl was arrested Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder after apparently stabbing a mother in her 50s and her young daughter on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. (Kyodo)

Take a trip down Happy Road with us as Shizuka explores this shotengai, aka shopping road in Oyama. (Japan by Food)

A teenager who stabbed two people in Tokyo has reportedly told investigators she wanted to see if people die from stab wounds before killing her own family. (NHK)

A trans woman in Japan has been blocked by a court from being her own biological child’s legal parent. (pinknews.co.uk)