The price cap to be imposed on Russian oil to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine is expected to be around half the current purchase price, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday. (Kyodo)

Hit by a truck when he was 17 years old, Takafumi's uncle suddenly awakens from a coma that lasted 17 years. When Takafumi visits him in the hospital, he sees his uncle muttering nonsense, declaring that he has returned from another world named “GRAN-BAHAMAL.” (Netflix Anime)

What foreigners are arriving in Japan? I waited and watched at the international arrival area at KIX Airport in Osaka for three hours to see just who was arriving in Japan. (Mike Matsuno)

ここ数年で世界中でオンラインカジノの人気が高まっています。日本でもニュースでオンラインカジノについて聞く機会が増えましたよね。 (newsonjapan.com)

Nearly 35% of acute care beds in Japanese hospitals have failed to serve their intended purpose, a serious misallocation of human and financial resources, according to a study by Nikkei and the Japan Center for Economic Research. (Nikkei)

The Chosokabe are one of the most well known names of the Sengoku Jidai, yet most people often forget about the fascinating tale of their ambitious rise and tragic fall. (The Shogunate)

KDDI Corp, one of Japan's top three carriers, said Saturday its mobile customers have been facing difficulties making calls and getting online for over half a day, with the disruption of its nationwide networks also impacting services from banking and transmission of weather data to parcel deliveries. (Japan Today)

A man and a woman were found dead in an apartment in Yokohama on Friday, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. (Japan Today)

Which professional boxer can lay claim to being the strongest in the sport, pound for pound? (Nikkei)

The temperature in central Tokyo soared above 35 degrees Celsius on Sunday for a record ninth straight day. (NHK)

Yamashita is one three three women picked in a pool of 36 head referees for the men's World Cup in Qatar, which opens in just under five months on Nov. 21. It's the first time a female will be in charge on soccer's largest stage. (AP Archive)

A handmade Japanese iron kettle can cost over $300. For centuries, artisans have made kettles by pouring molten iron into molds and hammering them out once they’ve cooled. (Business Insider)

From ingestible oils and gummies to skin lotions and makeup, products made from cannabidiol, an extract of the cannabis plant devoid of its psychoactive properties, are rapidly gaining popularity in Japan. (Kyodo)

Did you know Japan made some American inventions EVEN BETTER? You might not believe it, because USA #1, but constant improvement is part of Japanese DNA! (Mrs Eats)

Jolyne Cujoh is framed for a crime and incarcerated in the maximum-security Green Dolphin Street Prison, also known as “The Aquarium.” Intent on getting her out, Jolyne’s father, Jotaro Kujo, comes to visit… but that is exactly what the mysterious Stand and mastermind Pale Snake planned for all along. (Netflix Anime)

Climbing season at Mount Fuji has started for trails in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. (NHK)

Randy Bachman has performed many times on Canada Day, but the event he played this year is like no other. (CBC)

Tucked away near Shimo-Takaido station, Genkiya is a family-run izakaya dining bar. Its cozy atmosphere brings people together over good food, fun conversation, and occasional arm wrestling! (Japan by Food)

ダウンロードや登録のない無料のスロットマシンゲームが人気を集めています。 (newsonjapan.com)

All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday that it will resume direct flights from Beijing to Narita Airport near Tokyo on July 11, after being suspended for more than two years against a backdrop of the coronavirus spread. (Japan Times)

Apple on Thursday raised the price of iPhone models in Japan, making the product more expensive for Japanese consumers. In some cases, prices are now almost 20% higher, which may be a reflection of the local currency getting weaker against the dollar. (9to5mac.com)

Four hundred years since the collapse of modern civilization, the world is dominated by the chaos of swords and sorcery. (Netflix Anime)

Two weeks ago, investigators arrested Mitsunobu Hino, a 72-year-old resident of Matsudo, on charges of property damage after Hino was seen on security camera footage carrying a wara ningyo at a shrine shortly before one of the dolls was found nailed to the ground’s sacred tree. (soranews24.com)

Japanese researchers say they have successfully filmed a giant rare deep-sea fish in the Pacific called the "yokozuna iwashi." (NHK)

Japanese porn actress Rina Arano was reported missing on June 8 this year. (asiaone.com)