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)

TOKYO - When Japanese celebrity Makoto Nonomura was diagnosed with Covid-19, the 57-year-old was told to recover at home as doctors assessed that his symptoms were light. (straitstimes.com)

An increasingly active front and highly developed rain clouds are triggering intermittent downpours in Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu. Heavy thundershowers may hit western Japan between Wednesday and Friday. (NHK)

Social media has been abuzz about pictures and videos showing a man believed to be International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach strolling in Tokyo's posh Ginza district despite tight coronavirus restrictions imposed on athletes and officials for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo)

I tried a brand new overnight ferry in Japan, which is like a capsule hotel. (Solo Travel Japan)

TOKYO -- Japanese athletes' success at their home Olympics marks a wider tilt of the Games toward Asia as the region plays host more often and notches record medal hauls. (Nikkei)

NHK has learned that an emergency coronavirus patient in Tokyo was rejected by about 120 medical institutions amid a recent surge in new cases. (NHK)

Throughout the Tokyo 2020 Games, locals were “acting as tourists at a place that should be their own,” as spectators were not allowed. The Olympics have ended while city is under a state of emergency, with COVID-19 cases surging daily. (TIME)

A man arrested over a recent knife attack on passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo also considered bombing the city’s famous Shibuya intersection, investigative sources said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

The Olympics celebrate the human spirit, perseverance, excellence, sportsmanship, and global unity. (Olympics)