The number of babies born in Japan and to Japanese expatriates in the January to June period fell 5.0 percent from a year earlier to fewer than 400,000 for the first time since 2000, amid the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic, recent government data showed. (Kyodo)

Typhoon Nanmadol stormed through Japan over the weekend and moved into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, after taking the lives of four people, injuring dozens, starting landslides, and dumping up to two feet of rain in just 24 hours. It also did not spare a space center on Tanegashima island. (itechpost.com)

Support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet plumbed a new low in the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll, as the public expressed discontent with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's investigation of ties between its members and the Unification Church. (Nikkei)

Power outages and disruptions to cell phone services continue across the nation in the wake of Typhoon Nanmadol. (NHK)

This week, Shizuka travel to Okazaki, home to a unique type of miso. Hatcho miso, a dark red miso with a strong taste and history, can be incorporated into a myriad of classic Japanese dishes. (Japan by Food)

The official attendance figures for the 2022 Tokyo Game Show have been announced, revealing the turnout to be around half of what the event was getting before the COVID-19 pandemic. (videogameschronicle.com)

I went to Micro Tea Cup Cafe in Akihabara the other day. It was my first time to visit a dog cafe and I had so much fun with the cute dogs (with me JAPAN)

今年3月頃から外国為替市場で急激な円安・ドル高が進行し、9月には1ドル＝145円に接近。これは1998年以来24年ぶりの円安水準となる。わずか半年でなぜここまで円安が進行したのだろうか。 (newsonjapan.com)

At least two people have been confirmed dead and 120 injured in Japan due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm Nanmadol, according to data collected by NHK as of 11 p.m. on Monday. (NHK)

Japan will see a sharp increase in convenience store robots over the next year, with the addition of drink-stocking robotic assistants at 300 FamilyMart convenience stores across metropolitan areas. (Artificial Intelligence News Daily)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have attended the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. (NHK)

Even in Japan, there are people who are not blessed with a good family. (Dark side of Japan Yuki)

Tenga is a famous creative toy company in Japan that has changed the world of adult toys. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

Badass new Japanese action thriller A JANITOR—directed by Hugo Sakamoto and starring Seiji Fukushi, Haruka Imô, Saori Izawa, & Akari Takaishi (Hi-YAH!)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have arrived in London to attend the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. The service will be held on Monday. (NHK)

A 24-year-old female teacher at an elementary school in Fujimi City, Saitama Prefecture, has been arrested for adding bleach to a school lunch curry.

I'm going to take the longest distance limited express in Japan from Hakata (Fukuoka) to Miyazaki-kuko and try the only private compartment. It will take 5 hrs 49 min. ( Solo Travel Japan)

Today we made Whole pumpkin pudding for Halloween desserts. It's easy to make with ingredients you can find anywhere in the world! (Kimono Mom)

Honda Motor will join the development of a lunar rover by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The "Got Talent" franchise is one of the biggest television franchises in the world, with the show being broadcast in over 194 countries worldwide. (Japan Today)

A 57-year-old man who went on trial at the Osaka District Court on Friday for killing a 25-year-old woman at the karaoke parlor she owned last year, requested the death penalty when asked if he pleaded guilty or not. (Japan Today)

The gates of Sapporo Dome were temporarily closed on Thursday morning after a bear was spotted in the vicinity.

September 2022 – Global multi-asset broker HFM has announced the launch of Cent account, a new account type designed to allow every trader to trade with cent lots thus opening much smaller positions. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan’s core consumer inflation rate likely rose to a near eight-year high in August as companies passed on rising raw material costs fuelled by the weak yen, highlighting persistent price pressures in the economy, a Reuters poll showed. (wsau.com)

A Japanese court has ordered the government to pay damages over the death of a Cameroonian man in 2014 while he was detained at an immigration center in Ibaraki Prefecture. (NHK)