The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Monday they will seek an early settlement of a dispute over the issue of compensation demands from South Koreans about wartime labor that has frayed bilateral relations. (Nikkei)

Japanese figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu on Tuesday announced that he will retire from competitive skating, though suggested will continue to perform at ice shows. (Nikkei)

EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA — Miroku Suto of Japan looks like a professional golfer with logos of 11 sponsors splashed across her polo shirt, cap, bag and even her belt. (voanews.com)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 12,696 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday. (NHK)

Today, we’re going to a Tokyo hidden gem family owned, father and son Okonomiyaki Teppanyaki restaurant, called Saya in Sendagaya Tokyo. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

There's a crazy and unique side to the Japanese culture behind 'love hotels'. This hotel chain is all about wacky themes including a doctor's clinic, train room, CEO room + MORE!!! (Tokyo Creative)

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, between March and November of last year, a 48-year-old man from Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture, made a total of 9,313 reservations on Romancecars, but with no intention of paying for them or riding. (Japan Today)

Tokyo has tumbled to the ninth-most expensive city for people working abroad in 2022 from third a year earlier, partly due to the weakening of the yen against the U.S. dollar and other major currencies, according to an annual cost of living survey by a U.S. consulting firm. (Kyodo)

Japan's government decided Friday to expand the scope of people who can receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot to all medical personnel and workers at elderly care facilities as the country faces its seventh wave of coronavirus infections and the nationwide daily count climbs closer to a record high. (Japan Today)

Russia has banned 384 Japanese lawmakers from entering the country. (NHK)

Japan's health experts are warning of an explosive increase in the number of new coronavirus cases in the country. (NHK)

South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe could disrupt efforts to mend ties, Seoul officials said. (nordot.app)

Tokyo has been selected by the World Athletics Council to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships. It will be Japan's third time hosting the event. (NHK)

Nearly a week after an assassin took the life of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling party faction he led has yet to zero in on a possible successor. (Nikkei)

On July 8, 2022 former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot during a campaign speech. He was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and played a significant role in the country’s political landscape. (Asian Boss)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has blamed inadequate police security for the death of former leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving an outdoor campaign speech. (Al Jazeera)

The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its COVID-19 alert to the highest of four levels Thursday amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. (Kyodo)

A Tokyo court on Wednesday ordered former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to pay the utility some 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in total damages for failing to prevent the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Nikkei)

Japan on Wednesday reported 94,493 new coronavirus cases, up 18,491 from Tuesday. It was the highest figure since Feb 17. (Japan Today)

The Japanese government is considering offering free coronavirus testing and allowing medical workers to receive a fourth dose of vaccines amid a nationwide resurgence of COVID-19. But it says there is no need at present to introduce restrictions on people's movements. (NHK)

As Japan mulls how to reinvigorate its economy in the post-Shinzo Abe era, there’s an obvious place to start: gender. (forbes.com)

Officials of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party say about 1,000 people offered incense at Tuesday's funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. (NHK)

Cat Cafe MOCHA is a popular cat cafe which has 21 branches in Japan and the one I went to is located in Akihabara. (with me JAPAN)

Police in Tokyo on Monday arrested a 37-year-old man on suspicion of killing an 18-year-old woman in a love hotel. (Japan Today)

This is the last episode of Ultimate 7-Day Ferry Travel in Japan. I'm heading back to Tokyo by MOL Ferry. The ferry is operated between Tomakomai, Hokkaido and Oarai. (Solo Travel Japan)