Japan has issued a safety warning to people visiting its mountains during autumn, telling them to watch out for bears. (straitstimes.com)

A trial combining artificial intelligence (AI) and reservation-based shared buses has commenced in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.

The Bank of Japan on Monday announced an extra bond-buying plan for this week as it strives to slow rising yields that are at the highest level in a decade. Bloomberg Economics' Taro Kimura shares his views on the central bank's move on Bloomberg Television. (Bloomberg)

Japan has cut off a lucrative $2-billion backchannel for used-car exports to Russia, Reuters reported Monday, citing trade data and market participants. (The Moscow Times)

Japan Post is marking Ohtani Shohei's homerun title in the American League this season by releasing a set of commemorative stamps and postcards. (NHK)

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall, four-wheeled robot that looks like ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million (Reuters)

The "Otsuna-kake Shinji" ritual, a tradition that has persisted for 1,300 years at the renowned Iwaya Shrine in Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, often regarded as Japan's most ancient shrine, was held on Monday.

The Kyoto City University of Arts has completed a full relocation to the eastern side of JR Kyoto Station.

A scientific survey conducted by a Japanese government research team on Nishinoshima Island, a volcanic island in the Ogasawara Archipelago, reveals bird numbers have decreased while the habitat for insects has expanded.

Delivery giant Yamato Transport has replaced all delivery vans at its Kyoto branch with electric vehicles.

Japan Airlines has revealed the details of its new A350-1000 aircraft, which it calls its new flagship aircraft, to replace the current long-haul aircraft for the airline, the Airbus A350-1000. (livefromalounge.com)

Weather officials in Japan say average temperatures in September were the highest since recordkeeping began 125 years ago. (NHK)

People from around the world gathered in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday for a "soba" noodle eating contest. (NHK)

Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates says it's dissolving to focus on compensating the victims of its late founder. (NHK)

Minimum wages are rising across Japan from the start of October amid rising prices, with a majority of prefectures implementing an increase on Sunday. (NHK)

Visitors to the western Japan island of Miyajima, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Itsukushima Shrine, must pay a tax to the city of Hatsukaichi, starting Sunday. (NHK)

Kawadoko dining is a unique Japanese dining experience that involves eating on a tatami mat next to or on top of a river in the summer months. (Japan by Food)

Construction of a new skyscraper, set to be Japan's tallest building with a height of about 390 meters, has begun near Tokyo Station, developer Mitsubishi Estate Co. said. (Kyodo)

In preparation for the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa-Tsuruga section next March, welcome ceremonies were held Sunday at various train stations along the route.

Japan has introduced a new invoice system designed to more accurately calculate the amount that businesses must pay in consumption tax under the country's dual tax rate structure. (NHK)

Two young boys were attacked and injured by a monkey in Kyushu on Saturday, with a security camera capturing the primate entering a house before biting a 5-year-old boy inside.

Nagoya City in central Japan is now requiring people to stop walking while riding an escalator in order to prevent accidents.

Major League Baseball says Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has the best-selling jersey in the league this season. (NHK)

Only a few women in Tokyo work as rickshaw runners. But thanks to postings on social media, more and more women are venturing into the traditional male-dominated profession. (DW)

In the last few years, China’s government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children. It has cracked down on civil society movements and made laws to drive out foreign influence. (Fortune)