TOKYO -- Japan's largest hydrogen plant powered by offshore wind energy is set to open on the northern island of Hokkaido as part of a national effort to slash carbon dioxide emissions. (Nikkei)

At an Olympics aiming to set the highest level of television standards, the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games is trying to banish overly sexualized images of female athletes. (Japan Today)

TOKYO -- Scorching heat and an approaching typhoon are threatening the Tokyo Games with new complications on top of persistent coronavirus concerns. (Nikkei)

While Tokyo is often regarded as one of the safest big cities in the world, it still has scams that target tourists. (Yellow Productions)

Nothing is more fun than discovering new seasonal ingredients and finding different ways to incorporate them into our daily cooking. (Tokyo Creative)

The organizers for the Tokyo Games say they will put top priority on safety of all those concerned in considering event schedule changes due to the approaching storm. (NHK)

Today we are hiking out to a shrine that I almost didnt think I would be able to find. A hidden shrine tucked in to the forest mountains of endor... er... Japan. (Tokyo Lens Explore)

The climax of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony was undoubtedly the moment when the torch was passed to star athlete Naomi Osaka, who made her way up to a Mt. Fuji-esque podium. (spoon-tamago.com)

Young Japanese skateboarders practising outside a park in Horigome’s hometown, the Games host city Tokyo, said they felt inspired to work on improving their techniques after seeing their countryman’s triumph. (South China Morning Post)

Nishiya Momiji has become the youngest Japanese Olympic gold medalist at the age of 13 after winning the women's street skateboarding at the Tokyo Games. (NHK)

Bereaved families and local officials remembered Monday the victims of a stabbing rampage at a care home for the mentally disabled near Tokyo five years ago that became one of Japan's worst mass murders. (Kyodo)

Japan's Yui Ohashi won swimming gold in the women's 400-meter individual medley in her home Olympics on Sunday. (Kyodo)

Japan's Horigome Yuto has won gold in the first-ever Olympic skateboarding event. (NHK)

Restaurant and bar operators in Tokyo are angry at the metropolitan government over a new program to provide coronavirus relief to those meeting requests for business suspensions and other measures, which comes as an existing aid program faces delays. (Japan Times)

Typhoon Nepartak is expected to approach Japan's main island of Honshu from the Pacific around Tuesday, with rowing events for the Tokyo Olympics already rescheduled to avoid possible disruption should it hit the capital, the weather agency said Saturday. (Japan Today)

Emperor Naruhito has welcomed foreign dignitaries visiting Japan to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. (NHK)

This year’s sakura-shaped Olympic torch has finally completed its long journey from Athens to Tokyo. The cauldron has been lit, and the Games of the XXXII Olympiad have officially begun. (fastcompany.com)

A Japanese super-fan who spent $40,000 on tickets for the Tokyo Olympics has been left 'heartbroken' by the ban on spectators which dashed his hopes of setting a world record. (Daily Mail)

Japan's Naohisa Takato hs won the first gold medal for the host nation, beating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the final of the men's 60 kg judo. Takato, a bronze medalist at the Rio Games in 2016, cried after his victory in an empty Nippon Budokan, the legendary martial arts and concert hall. (Nikkei)

The Japanese government's cybersecurity body says many public- and private-sector websites briefly went down early Friday. (NHK)

Let's discuss the most memorable looks from the 2020 / 2021 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan! (Clevver Style)

Who will follow them as the next sporting legends? Here is the lowdown on the new wave of top athletes. (Nikkei)

A UNESCO committee has requested that a Japanese facility dedicated to a group of World Heritage sites provide more explanation on former wartime workers from the Korean Peninsula. (NHK)

In his first U.S. television interview, Japanese Prime Minister Suga speaks with NBC News’ Keir Simmons about the challenges of staging the Olympics in a pandemic, relations with the Biden administration and more. (NBC News)

HOKKAIDO (TR) – Hokkaido Prefectural Police have arrested a farmer who allegedly posed as a police officer during the molestation of a high school girl in Tomakomai City, reports Fuji News Network. (tokyoreporter.com)