Japan has a lot of coin storage lockers. And sometimes things get left behind or abandoned. Collecting these forgotten items, is an entire job here in Japan, and today, we are tagging along to see what we can find. (Tokyo Lens)

I just found a secret spot to enjoy the view of Shibuya Crossing, famous tourist destination in Tokyo. ( Solo Travel Japan)

A man in his 40's from Gifu Prefecture in central Japan has tested positive for the Omicron variant. He returned to Japan on December 4 after a stay in Sri Lanka. (NHK)

A senior official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party says the government will take into consideration the level of the delegation China sent to the Tokyo Olympics in deciding about possibly joining a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Games. (NHK)

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's wholesale inflation hit a record 9.0% in November, pushing gains for a ninth straight month, a sign upward pressure on prices from supply bottlenecks and rising raw material costs were broadening. (Nikkei)

Fighter aircraft and tanks are conducting live-fire drills while a US multiple rocket system has been deployed as American and Japanese troops carry out one of their largest joint military drills in recent years. (South China Morning Post)

Born and raised in Japan, 4-year-old female giant panda Xiang Xiang was supposed to return to China by the end of this month, but the coronavirus pandemic has postponed her arrival again. (cgtn.com)

Health officials in Japan have confirmed the country's fourth case of the Omicron variant. (NHK)

In a Tokyo where gravity has broken, a boy and a girl are drawn to each other... (Netflix Anime)

As the Omicron variant takes hold around the world, Japan is shoring up its medical system to counter a possible next wave. (NHK)

Japan will provide more than 300 billion yen ($2.6 billion) over the next three years to help developing nations address nutrition challenges as Tokyo bolsters its commitment to reducing hunger, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Tuesday that the metropolitan government will introduce a same-sex partnership system by the end of fiscal 2022 to officially recognize same-sex couples. An outline of the system will be presented within fiscal 2021, she said. (Japan Times)

The US embassy in Tokyo has claimed that foreign tourists were being stopped by the Japanese Police in a suspected case of racial profiling. (wionews.com)

Today we get exclusive access to what just might be Japan's coolest and craziest store. A shop focused on finding the most interesting products, both Japanese, and from abroad, and gathering them all in one place. Welcome... to Village Vanguard! (Tokyo Lens)

A 47-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening an organizer of a Tokyo art exhibition that was to feature a statue symbolizing "comfort women," who worked in Japan's wartime military brothels, but was canceled due to protests, police said. (Japan Today)

Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, attended coming-of-age celebratory events on Sunday. (NHK)

Japan is entering its end-of-year party season with most COVID-19 restrictions lifted based on low numbers of cases, but concerns about the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant are likely to keep the festive mood restrained once again. (Japan Times)

N700S Series went into service in July 2020. This time, I took First Class seat(green seat) from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka. (Kuga's Travel)

History, the orphan child of Japanese education, will acquire new status next year. “Modern global history” is to be made a compulsory subject in senior high schools. (Japan Times)

One of the big winners of the Oct. 31 Lower House election was the Osaka-based Nippon Ishin no Kai, which tripled the number of seats it occupies in parliament, thus making it the second biggest opposition force after the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. (Japan Times)

People in different parts of Japan were rattled by earthquakes on Friday morning. A magnitude 5.4 quake struck in the west at around 9:30. That followed one a few hours earlier with a similar magnitude near Mount Fuji. (NHK)

The Japanese government has decided to make it mandatory for railway operators to install security cameras in all new carriages. (NHK)

The award for Japan's buzzword of the year has gone to a phrase linked to Major League Baseball two-way star Ohtani Shohei. (NHK)

Garuda Indonesia, the country's flagship air carrier, has canceled planned flights connecting Tokyo and Bali due to concerns over the omicron COVID variant, dealing a further blow to the tourism-dependent island. (Nikkei)

I went to a yakiniku restaurant in Tokyo with my friends Lemi & Emi the other night! (with me JAPAN)