A new island has been discovered near Iwoto Island located around 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo after a submarine volcano began erupting late last week, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday. (Japan Today)

Tokaido Shinkansen NOZOMI 64 is the last Shinkansen bound for Tokyo. However, Sunrise SETO&IZUMO takes you from Osaka to Tokyo even after the last Shinkansen. (Kuga's Travel)

The Tokyo Games athletes' village reopened quietly on Tuesday, one week before the Paralympics. Neither a ceremony nor events were held, due to anti-coronavirus measures. (NHK)

Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency will continue through September 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned, the government decided Monday (The Diplomat)

The four parties involved in organizing the Tokyo Paralympics say there will be no spectators at any of the venues. (NHK)

Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life's work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer. (Japan Today)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to scale down its contact-tracing program for identifying people who may have had close contact with those infected with the new coronavirus. (Japan Times)

China has strongly protested an offering made by Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo and Sunday's visits by his Cabinet members. Japan marks the end of World War Two on August 15. (NHK)

Japan's economy made a modest rebound in the April to June period. The first growth in two quarters comes due mainly to higher exports, while a recovery in consumer spending was slow. (NHK)

Today we are hiking one of the most beautiful sections of Japan's most legendary hiking trail... the Nakasendo. (Tokyo Lens)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Japan has secured enough "antibody cocktails" to prevent COVID-19 patients in the country from developing severe symptoms, as he visited a Tokyo hotel on Monday that is conducting the treatment amid an increasing strain on hospital beds. (Kyodo)

I’m back for more food truck! We need lunch bento and this is the perfect place, support local businesses, avoid crowded restaurants and stay safe. (ONLY in JAPAN)

Major department stores in Tokyo and Osaka have started restricting the entry of customers to their basement grocery sections in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (Japan Times)

People in Japan are observing a solemn 76th anniversary on Sunday. On August 15th, 1945, a statement from Emperor Showa was broadcast on the radio, announcing that the country had surrendered in World War Two. (NHK)

Japan will never wage war again, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Sunday (Aug 15), as he commemorated the end of World War II while members of his cabinet visited a shrine seen by critics as a symbol of the country's past militarism. (channelnewsasia.com)

NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to increase a daily cap on the number of people entering the country from the current 2,000 to about 3,500 starting Monday. (NHK)

Japan will grant asylum to a footballer from Myanmar’s national team who raised an anti-coup salute during a match outside Tokyo and refused to fly home, reports said Friday. (news18.com)

The Tokyo metropolitan area’s health care system is rapidly becoming strained, as a shortage of medical staff is making it increasingly difficult for hospitals and quarantine facilities to take in more people with COVID-19. (Japan Times)

A woman infected in Japan's first case of the Lambda coronavirus variant has been identified as a person associated with the recently ended Tokyo Olympics, government sources said Friday. (Kyodo)

Two senior ministers in the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited a controversial shrine in Tokyo honouring the country’s war dead on Friday, according to news reports, in a move that could increase tension with China, and South and North Korea. (aljazeera.com)

The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held mostly without spectators, as Japan’s capital remains under emergency lockdown amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections, local media reported on Friday. (South China Morning Post)

Health experts in Japan have said the country is confronting a coronavirus “disaster” and urged the government to take immediate action to stem a surge in infections. (theguardian.com)

Japan’s inventive spirit has repeatedly found a creative outlet in some curious culinary creations, including a new frozen treat that is one of the world’s truly unique flavour experiences. (South China Morning Post)

Japan newly confirmed 15,812 coronavirus infection cases Wednesday, marking a single-day record. (Jiji)

Japan is mulling to conduct research on developing “sustainable food sources” on the moon, local media reported. (The Nation)