For months, Kazumi Sato, a nutritionist at a middle school in eastern Tokyo, has received notices about hikes in ingredient prices. (todayonline.com)

My Ukrainian mum tries out various Japanese snacks and ramen while wearing a yukata, this will be the real test to find out if she could live in Japan (ちゅーそんちゃんねるChuson Channel)

Z Holdings will merge Yahoo Japan's online shopping platform with its subsidiary's e-commerce service to step up competition with rivals Rakuten and Amazon, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The slump in the Japanese yen, the war in Ukraine and a heatwave in Tokyo are pushing the world's third-biggest economy toward a full-blown energy crisis. (straitstimes.com)

Japan is a land of many contrasts, where the old and the new exist side by side. (newsonjapan.com)

Early July is the cue for Japanese surfers and sun seekers to descend on beaches across the country – and one beach on the Pacific coast is turning to artificial intelligence to ensure that their time in the water is without incident. (theguardian.com)

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s survey on menopausal symptoms in Japan showed that 28.3% of women in their forties, 38.3% in their fifties, and 27.7% in their sixties thought they might have such symptoms. (nippon.com)

Learn and be entertained! Have fun as Yumi shares Japanese Culture through music using Japanese instruments and more. Expand your world with this entertaining (and educational) presentation as Takohachi introduces Japanese culture through music. (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District)

Japanese insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura saved the life of an Asian giant hornet, also known as a ‘murder hornet’, by performing a mini-surgery to remove a parasite from its stomach. (South China Morning Post)

To prevent sexual exploitation, a smartphone app has been developed in Japan that automatically deletes children’s nude selfies. (chiangraitimes.com)

NHK has learned that three abstract paintings have been found that are thought to be unknown early works of the late Japanese artist Okamoto Taro. He is known for numerous works, including the "Tower of the Sun" monument and the "Myth of Tomorrow" mural. (NHK)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of causing property damage after he broke the glass on a connecting door during an altercation with another man on a train operating on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line. (Japan Today)

Tokyo confirmed 5,302 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, more than double the level the week before and exceeding the 5,000 mark for the first time since April 28. (Kyodo)

In 2016, a team of American scientists conducted an interesting experiment. They gathered a group of students and set them the task of making new acquaintances over a certain period of time. To start with, each participant in the experiment underwent a medical examination. (newsonjapan.com)

Japanese officials are warning of heavy rainfall across much of the country. (NHK)

Police in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed two sisters in a taxi early Sunday morning. (Japan Today)

World champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan have set their sights on becoming the world No. 1 for the first time after capturing the Malaysian Open men’s doubles title in style. (The Star)

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) now owns half of outstanding Japanese government bonds (JGB) issued in the market, data showed on Monday (Jul 4), a sign the bank’s aggressive buying to defend its 0.25 per cent yield cap is bloating an already huge balance sheet. (Business Times)

Figure skating icon Mao Asada, the women's silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Games, said Monday she is staging a new ice show around Japan from September through next March. (Kyodo)

Japan's opening up to mass tourism over the last decade brought an economic boost — a record 32 million tourists visited in 2019 and spent some $38 billion — but that also led to complaints of shoddy behaviour at sites such as Kyoto's temples. (abc.net.au)

Sports is something that is both fun to participate in and fun to watch, and when it comes to the big international championships and competitions, there is an undeniable element of sportsmanship that is also present in the scene. (newsonjapan.com)

Olympic bronze medallist Nakayama Funa came out on top ahead of Tokyo 2020 champ Nishiya Momiji at the start of the #RoadToParis2024. (The Olympic Games)

The government has set up a research group to investigate issues including body image attitudes and diet and lifestyle habits, as part of attempts to lower the high proportion of underweight young adult women in Japan, the health ministry said Monday. (Kyodo)

A Japanese couple has asked a family court to let them register their marriage under separate surnames in Japan as they did in the United States. (NHK)

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world's largest institutional investors, will begin investing in Japanese startups in order to give the sector a boost, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)