Uber Technologies will expand its network of "dark stores" in Japan as part of its effort to boost its rapid grocery delivery business, stepping further into a new frontier of online shopping that is quickly growing into a battleground. (Nikkei)

Japan Airlines is changing the way it shares flights with European carriers under what are called codeshare agreements. (NHK)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 33-year-old woman and her 29-year-old husband on suspicion of violating the Anti-Prostitution Law by forcing a 26-year-old female acquaintance into prostitution and using the earnings to pay for their rent and luxury brand items. (Japan Today)

Australian rugby league international Blake Ferguson said on Monday he could “hardly stand up” after a month in a Japanese prison and would plead guilty to drug charges that derailed his career. (the42.ie)

People including Ukrainians and Russians living in Japan gathered in front of central Tokyo's Shibuya station on Sunday to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (NHK)

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that Japan should break a long-standing taboo and hold an active debate on nuclear weapons – including a possible “nuclear-sharing” program similar to that of NATO – in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Japan Times)

I took an overnight passenger ferry to a volcanic island in Tokyo. It was exciting to leave the port in Tokyo at night. (Solo Travel Japan)

Vaccinations against the novel coronavirus for children aged 5 to 11 began Saturday in one area of Tokyo ahead of other municipalities in Japan with special government approval at a time when the country is still gripped by high infection numbers. (Japan Today)

The future is made of virtual reality… or at least this magical meal in Tree by Naked is! (Japan by Food)

Tokyo is one of the world’s most exciting cities, full of entertainment, restaurants, jobs, people. Why would anyone leave this for — the countryside? (ONLY in JAPAN * John Daub)

Nikkei Inc. and the Tokyo Stock Exchange will delete Nippo from the components of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 on March 3, as the road construction company has been designated as "a stock to be delisted" by the TSE. (Nikkei)

Japan Airlines Co Ltd said on Thursday it was cancelling its weekly flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport to Moscow, with decisions on further flights depending on the situation in Ukraine. (brecorder.com)

Japan's daily case numbers of the coronavirus infections remain relatively high. But there's a potential game changer in the fight against COVID-19. (NHK)

We spent a day in Fukushima City to learn more about their mysterious alien obsession and see if we could get to the bottom of this mystery. Why do UFOs keep visiting Fukushima City in Japan? (Tokyo Creative)

From its origins in niche online music circles, the revival was amplified by YouTube's algorithm, which detects when a song is being liked and shared and recommends it worldwide. (ndtv.com)

The surge of coronavirus infections in Japan has slowed, but deaths from the disease rose to a record 319 on Tuesday. More than 69,000 new cases were reported nationwide. (NHK)

Emperor Naruhito, on the occasion of his 62nd birthday on Wednesday, called on people in Japan to keep "a fire of hope" burning in their hearts and support each other in the face of challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Today)

At an elevation of more than 6,000 feet near the top of a volcano exists a land of snow monsters. (GoNewsIndia)

Teruhiko Saigo, who was one of the Big Three male singers of the Showa Era (1926-1989), died of prostate cancer at a Tokyo hospital Sunday morning. He was 75. (Japan Times)

Having a family portrait taken by Haruhiko Kawaguchi comes with one unusual condition: That he wrap your entire house in plastic and then vacuum-seal you into an airtight bag. (abc17news.com)

A same-sex partnership system the Tokyo metropolitan government will introduce this fall will cover people commuting to work and school in the capital from neighboring prefectures, in addition to Tokyo residents. (Japan Today)

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has made "significant progress" as it reviews Japan's plans to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. (CNA)

Japan plans to start easing entry restrictions for non-resident foreign nationals in March. The education minister says he intends to pave the way for the arrival of foreign students waiting to study in Japan. (NHK)

Around the world more and more people are opting for the single life but in Japan, loneliness has become an epidemic. (ABC News In-depth)

Early opinions regarding the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest revamp in half a century, due to take effect in April, are hardly upbeat, with most market participants barely apathetic about the move. (Nikkei)