Today we came to Tottori prefecture, to film a commercial for Japan's No.1 Airline, ANA. This is our first time to appear any corporate commercial and travel with filming crew. (Kimono Mom)

The number of people who died after contracting the coronavirus in Japan is rising at a faster pace in the country's eighth wave of the pandemic. (NHK)

Net cafe refugees (also known as 'cyber-homeless') are the people in Japan who don't own or rent residence and stay in internet cafes or manga cafes. (The Japan Reporter)

A female inmate awaiting execution in Japan after being convicted of murdering two men in the western prefecture of Tottori in 2009 died Saturday of asphyxiation after choking on food, the Justice Ministry said Sunday. (Kyodo)

We went to Universal Studios Japan and had a blast! Nintendo World is amazing. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is incredible. The food is pretty good too. (TabiEats)

Today we are going to be riding the new sleeper train, the West Express Ginga in its solo private compartment from Kyoto to Shingu. (Solo Solo Travel)

This time, we are trying the oddly cheap overnight bus from Osaka to Tokyo. The bus leaves from Universal Studios Japan, stops at Namba in Osaka City, and connects to Tokyo Station in about 8 hours. (travelgeek)

A traditional New Year's archery event in Kyoto drew women who turn 20 this year as performers. (NHK)

Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer of legendary Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, died Wednesday of aspiration pneumonia, his office said Sunday. He was 70. (Nikkei)

Japan's unified university entrance exams started Saturday across the country as organizers implemented stricter rules to prevent cheating after a photographed image of a question was leaked during the test last year. (Japan Today)

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday of shameful subservience to the United States and suggested he should ritually disembowel himself. (Reuters)

Undefeated Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue announced his decision Friday to relinquish all four bantamweight belts and move up to the super bantamweight division. (Kyodo)

Japan, the United States and Europe must act in unison on China, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in Washington, DC, during a visit aimed at enhancing Tokyo’s alliance with the US in the face of growing challenges from Beijing. (Al Jazeera)

More than 510,000 university hopefuls are sitting for standardized entrance exams across Japan this weekend. (NHK)

Spending Japan New Year's Holiday at my Japanese wife's parent's house in Aichi Prefecture. This is what it is like living in Japan outside of Tokyo and how Japanese families spend New Year's Eve together and what happens the following days. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

A glittering winter phenomenon known as "diamond dust" has been observed in freezing temperatures in a town in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. (NHK)

Around 15 people were taken to hospital following a major pileup on Thursday involving around 20 vehicles near an exit of an expressway in western Japan, local authorities said. (Japan Today)

When it comes to wildlife Japan is one of the most interesting places in the world. It's landscapes and wildlife vary greatly from north to south and it's home to a lot of species that can't be found anywhere else in the world. ()

The UK and Japan will allow military forces to be deployed to one another’s territory, as Tokyo expands bilateral cooperation with other US allies amid concerns about China’s rise. (business-standard.com)

Gwen Stefani is defending her Harajuku era and saying she's Japanese. Nearly 20 years ago, the "Hollaback Girl" singer was widely accused of appropriating Japan's Harajuku subculture in her 2004 debut studio album, "Love. Angel. Music. Baby" and "Harajuku Lovers," her 2008 fragrance. (Access Hollywood)

HelloFresh staff in Japan were among the last in the company to be made aware operations there were ending, according to a senior source. (The Grocer)

Japan has put on hold the release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant after factoring in the progress of a single-purpose tunnel and the need to gain public support. (The Daily News)

West Japan Railway, known as JR West, plans to introduce biofuel in all its diesel trains, which operate mainly on local lines, by around 2030, a move that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions on nonelectrified sections, which account for nearly 40% of the company's lines excluding bullet train lines. (Nikkei)

From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales. (Netflix Anime)

In this episode, Phoebe visits Wakayama's scenic countryside where she spends the day exploring the unique taste of sansho pepper and its various use. (Japan by Food)