Kabuki actor Nakamura Kichiemon has died. He was a designated Living National Treasure. (NHK)

Police in Akiruno, Tokyo, have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting a taxi driver after he refused to pay the fare. (Japan Today)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 11 new cases of the coronavirus in the capital on Thursday, a decrease of 16 from a week ago. (NHK)

Officials in France have issued an international arrest warrant for a Japanese woman accused of keeping her two children from their French father, AFP news agency reports. (yahoo.com)

Sunday, 28 November 2021 TOKYO: Japan Autumn International JAPAN CUP in association with LONGINES (International Invitational) (G1) 2400m, Turf (JRA公式チャンネル)

Three men were arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally assaulting a 43-year-old man on a building roof terrace in Tokyo. (Japan Today)

Japanese singer-songwriter Chihiro Onitsuka, known for the 2000 hit single "Gekko" (moonlight), was arrested Sunday on a central Tokyo street on suspicion of kicking an ambulance she called for a friend who was feeling unwell. (Kyodo)

Tokyo prosecutors have arrested the chairman of Nihon University, one of Japan's largest universities, on suspicion of tax evasion. (NHK)

The global health crisis didn't manage to kill off Dai-ni Takara-yu, a traditional Japanese public bath on a Tokyo back street, but for third-generation owner Tokuji Ito, high oil prices are the next test. (Reuters)

Many places from northern to western Japan marked the coldest morning of the season on Monday. (NHK)

Only two kabuki shows taking place this December, the important kaomise ("face-showing ceremony") at the Minami-za theatre in Kyoto, featuring Nizaemon XV, Ganjirō IV, Senjaku III, Kōshirō X and Ainosuke IV, and a regular show at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo, with Tamasaburō V, Ennosuke IV, Kikunosuke V, Shōroku IV, Shichinosuke II and Kankurō VI. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Japan is open for more visiter now, but how about the situation in the town? Walking in Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza, and Tokyo station showing and telling current situation in Japan. There are Christmas lights in the town too, Love the town's atmosphere. (Rion Ishida)

Cheap Japanese Food for under $2 at Izakaya "drinking restaurant" in Tokyo. These foods are what Japanese people commonly order at Izakaya restaurants that many travelers may not know about. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

At his first troop review on Saturday, Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen the country’s military and consider acquiring so-called enemy base strike capability. (South China Morning Post)

Throughout its history, Japan has been the source of a diverse range of art and design forms. Classic woodblock prints such as Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa are recognized all over the world. (businesswire.com)

Swedish retailer Ikea is becoming a landlord in Japan with a tiny apartment it will rent out in Tokyo. (CNN)

A deputy prime minister of the Taliban's interim government in Afghanistan called on Japan's ambassador to reopen the country's embassy in Kabul when the two met in the capital of the war-torn nation on Wednesday. (Japan Today)

The number of people in a group at restaurants in Tokyo will be relaxed to 8 from next month. (ANNnewsCH)

Princess Mako from Japan is getting her first taste of life as a commoner in New York City where she's now living with her new husband, Kei Komuro, after sensationally giving up her royal title last month. (News 360 Tv)

Japanese experts have lowered Tokyo's coronavirus healthcare system alert level to the lowest of the four stages in the scale. (NHK)

Tokyo ranked third after London and New York in an annual Global Power City Index report released Wednesday, retaining the position for the sixth consecutive year thanks to greater work flexibility amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Japan Times)

The autumn leaves are at their peak in many parts of Japan. Visitors have been flocking to the ancient capital of Kyoto to enjoy the colors. (NHK)

Gary Numan has shared a lovely story about how Freddie Mercury went the extra mile to be a friend during a difficult night in the early 1980s. (smoothradio.com)

Japan has conducted tryouts to identify its next Paralympians. Organisers hope the Tokyo event will improve the visibility of para-sports in the country, whose track record for integrating people with different abilities lags many of its peers. (CNA)

Police in Tokyo have rearrested a 25-year-old man for attempting to kill passengers on a moving train by splashing them with a flammable liquid. (NHK)