Worshippers visited a shrine in central Tokyo in the early hours of New Year's Day to pray for good luck in 2022. They maintained social distance to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. (NHK)

This footage from 1907 offers A grand tour of Japan’s major cities, including scenic views of the streets and daily life. (Upscaled Studio)

The number of new coronavirus cases is on the rise again in Japan. Authorities confirmed more than 500 infections on Wednesday for the first time in two months. (NHK)

The rush of year-end travelers headed for hometowns or vacations is hitting its peak on Wednesday in Japan. (NHK)

A group of researchers in Japan says its animal experiments have suggested that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus may be less pathogenic than Delta. (NHK)

A woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly pushing her 9-year-old son to death from a Tokyo hotel, police said. (Kyodo)

Students applying to enter public high schools from next spring will no longer be required to specify their gender on the application form in all of Japan's 47 prefectures except Tokyo, local education boards said as of Sunday. (Kyodo)

A group of guests took a free bus shuttle to the 'Disaster Prevention Underground Temple', famous worldwide for its unique architectural style, as seen in the footage filmed in Kasukabe, in the Saitama prefecture, at the outskirts of Tokyo, on Saturday. (Ruptly)

Japanese officials are on high alert as the Omicron coronavirus variant has started spreading in communities. (NHK)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has declined to characterize the decision not to send a government delegation to the Beijing Winter Games as a "diplomatic boycott". (NHK)

Japan's Emperor Emeritus turned 88 on Thursday. He is the country's longest-living monarch on record. (NHK)

Authorities in Tokyo have reported the first apparent community transmission of the coronavirus Omicron variant in the Japanese capital. (NHK)

Today I did a Day trip from Tokyo to Nagano Japan to using various trains including the shinkansen. ( Solo Solo Travel)

The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics says it expects the total cost of the Games to be 1.453 trillion yen, or about 12.7 billion dollars. (NHK)

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – A third employee at Camp Hansen, a Marine Corps base on Okinawa, has tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus as new cases on the installation approached 200 since Friday. (stripes.com)

Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday that all of its new models for the domestic market will be electric vehicles (EV) or hybrids by 2030. (the-japan-news.com)

Tokyo's Musashino City Assembly has voted down a draft ordinance that would have effectively allowed the city's foreign residents to vote in referendums under the same conditions as their Japanese neighbors. (NHK)

Japanese snowboarder Hirano Ayumu has become the first to successfully land a difficult trick called the triple cork 1440 in competition. (NHK)

Japan hanged three death-row inmates on Tuesday, its first executions in two years, amid growing criticism by human rights groups of the country’s use of the death penalty. (seattletimes.com)

The Japanese government has launched a smartphone app that enables people to show proof that they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus. (NHK)

Sendai is much bigger than the city center. Like Tokyo, the city goes far into the countryside and Sendai has some very beautiful places like this one, Akiu Great Falls, a 55 meter high waterfall that is one of Japan's top 100, only a 30 min trip from Central Sendai. (ONLY in JAPAN * GO)

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant intends to build an underwater tunnel to release water from the plant into the sea, it said on Tuesday, as part of a project to treat and dispose of contaminated water. (Reuters)

When visiting Ueno station many do not see what the inside shopping areas really do look like so today we are going to show you the inside of Ueno Station and all the major shopping areas. (Totally Drew)

Japan’s success in driving down Covid-19 cases has mystified experts but scientists have now identified a genetic ‘X-factor’ among its population that may have helped the country turn its outbreak around. (news.com.au)

Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials have reported a case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the capital. (NHK)