Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has warned that the elderly and children may choke on the annual setsubun ehomaki rolls, so they should be careful to cut them into pieces and chew them well. (ANNnewsCH)

Is American fast food BETTER in Japan??? I've heard this from many of my foreign friends and even tourists! (Mrs Eats)

Japan's massive public pension fund continued its longest ever losing streak, reporting on Friday a $14.2 billion loss for the third quarter, its fourth straight quarter of negative returns. (UPI)

Rising prices are hurting Japanese consumers, especially young people, and around 64 trillion yen ($498 billion) in excess savings accumulated over the COVID-19 pandemic years have done little to support consumption, the Cabinet Office said Friday. (Kyodo)

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Despite boasting an early start with electric vehicles (EVs), Japan has been seen as a laggard in the EV market over the past decade when the rest of the world is actively riding on the transformative shift. (macaubusiness.com)

Japan's crime rate increased for the first time in 20 years in 2022, as relaxed Covid-19 regulations may have led to a rise in instances of street crime, a police said on Thursday. (Argus News)

Japan's two biggest airlines expect to benefit unequally from the country's recovery in domestic travel, though both have high hopes for the return of Chinese tourists. (Nikkei)

Japan's Z Holdings announced that it will merge with its two wholly owned subsidiaries -- internet portal Yahoo Japan and messenger app LINE -- in an effort to revamp operations and speed up decision-making. (Nikkei)

The transportation authority of the western Japanese city of Kyoto says it will do away with one-day bus passes at the end of March, 2024. The aim of the move is to ease passenger congestion by reducing the number of tourists on buses. (NHK)

A Japanese man who is suspected to have instructed a recent series of robberies across Japan had his girlfriend repeatedly bring defrauded money four years ago from Japan to the Philippines, where he is based. (NHK)

In Kyoto, geisha apprentices called maiko have taken part in a traditional bean-throwing ceremony for the first time in three years. (NHK)

Mina Myoi (名井 南) is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is one of the three Japanese members of the K-Pop girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

Japanese education minister Keiko Nagaoka on Thursday expressed the hope that students will be allowed to attend their graduation ceremonies in the spring without having to wear face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Kyodo)

While Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are the top-tier locations that every traveller wants to explore, Japan's magnificence lies in the cities hidden away from the crowds, where quaint places in the lap of nature take your breath away. (lifestyleasia.com)

Signature cuisine is at the centre of a police investigation after customers at revolving sushi restaurants posted video clips of themselves meddling with dishes (The Guardian)

In the last week, both the Nishinoshima & Bayonnaise Rocks volcanoes began producing new eruptions in Japan. Both volcanoes exist above calderas in a similar geologic setting. (GeologyHub)

On Sunday, January 29, the Chinese regime resumed issuing travel visas for Japanese nationals but not South Koreans after the Chinese government suspended the two visas for the countries earlier this month. (Spotlight on China)

The operator of major Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain Sushiro says it has filed a reputational damage report to the police over a video posted on social media showing disturbing behaviors by a customer. (NHK)

Kiko Mizuhara (水原 希子) is an American-born model, actress, singer and designer who has lived in Japan since childhood. She started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine.

The Philippines is taking steps to repatriate four Japanese nationals who are believed to be linked to a series of robberies in Japan. (NHK)

2022年5月に発覚した、山口県の補助金の誤送問題がきっかけで一躍話題になったオンラインカジノですが、まさにこの事件を機に危機を迎えています。 (newsonjapan.com)

Niseko sits on the western edge of the island of Hokkaido, where Siberian winds sweeping across the Sea of Japan drop heavy snow almost daily during the winter months. (Bloomberg)

Japanese consumers will face another wave of food price hikes in February, the largest since October last year, a survey showed on Tuesday. (Japan Times)

We’ve all heard the news: Japan has finally reopened its borders to the world. In the wake of this announcement, how does the tourism situation look in Japan and what should we expect for 2023? (newsonjapan.com)