Just like the extended cinematic universes of popular comic books, anime are screen adaptations of picture stories known as manga. (newsonjapan.com)

In what most would call an end to hour-long waiting lines, Uber Japan has announced plan for online delivery during matches. You can now order snacks while sitting on your seats. (WION)

A district court in Japan has sentenced a former male babysitter to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting 20 children. (NHK)

Honda Motor may have been slow to embrace electric vehicles, similar to its Japanese peers, but the automaker has made large bets to get ahead in the growing market, especially when it comes to EV batteries. (Nikkei)

A court in western Japan has dismissed a suit claiming that a prefectural ordinance restricting computer-game use infringes upon players' constitutional rights. (NHK)

A Japanese fishing town says a giant statue of a squid has had a huge economic effect, though it drew criticism for having been paid for with an emergency COVID-19 relief grant. (NHK)

Japanese travel agency H.I.S. said Tuesday that it will sell Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed amusement park in Nagasaki prefecture, to Hong Kong-based investment fund PAG. (Nikkei)

Kyocera and KDDI founder Kazuo Inamori died on Aug. 24, Kyocera announced on Tuesday. Inamori was 90. (Nikkei)

Kenji Yamamoto's father died from using a stimulant drug. His life fell into desperation. Kenji then joined a crime syndicate. There, he meets the gang's boss Hiroshi Shibasaki. (RECAP KING)

Design and usability guru Dan Formosa returns for another episode of Well Equipped, this time offering up his review of 5 kitchen gadgets made in Japan. (Epicurious)

Japanese food guide to a very cheap izakaya in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The amazing thing about this izakaya is that you can have all you can eat and all you can drink for $16.55. (SAMURAI JUNJIRO Channel)

Many foreign students have returned to their Japanese universities for the first time in two years, bringing campuses back to a level of energy last seen before the novel coronavirus pandemic. (AsiaNews)

Members of Japan's national soccer team will wear a new uniform with a design based on a Japanese traditional art at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (NHK)

NHK has learned that a Japanese scientist was among the members of an international deep-sea exploration team who reached a depth of 9,801 meters in a recent mission. This marks a new record for Japanese explorers of the ocean's depths. (NHK)

On Sunday, model and actress Anne Watanabe released a video on her YouTube channel that has been attracting a lot of attention. (Japan Today)

A Japanese court sentenced a 23-year-old man to four years in prison on Tuesday for setting fire to empty houses in a community of Korean residents in Kyoto Prefecture a year ago, in a case seen by the residents as a hate crime. (fa.news)

Given the general rarity of firearms in Japan, knives are frequently used by those looking to intimidate others or inflict violence. (Japan Today)

Wagyu: Japanese beef known across the world for it’s high-quality. Many visitors to Japan try this decadent meat, but not many realize you can also eat it as a burger! (Japan by Food)

Japanese former Major League Baseball star, Suzuki Ichiro has been inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame. (NHK)

Japan will push for an African seat at the United Nations by using its place on the world body’s Security Council. (Al Jazeera)

Top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday. (chinadaily.com.cn)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. will jointly develop insurance products for space travelers as they bet more civilians will venture beyond the Earth in the future. (Kyodo)

Online Casino gaming is becoming increasingly popular as more people turn to online gambling as a way to spend their leisure time. (newsonjapan.com)

The feature-packed ibisPaint drawing software has become the most-downloaded mobile app from a Japanese company, with further enhancements planned to extend its reach. (Nikkei)

Handlasted, Handwelted and Handsewn Outsole Stitch. (Siroeno Yosui)