There can’t be a household in Japan that doesn’t own a few items from a 100-yen shop – anything from chopsticks and teacups to air freshener and bin bags. (theguardian.com)

This is the first restaurant in Japan to introduce a curry-like sauce with crushed ingredients: Tonkatsu curry Katsuya (Japanese food craftsman)

世界91カ国でTOP1獲得した「ストレンジャー・シングス 未知の世界」シーズン4がついに完結！ (Netflix Japan)

Scientifically named Stylobates calcifer, the new sea anemone species lives in a symbiotic relationship with a species of hermit crab called Pagurodofleinia doederleini. (sci-news.com)

Crunchyroll confirmed that One Piece Film: Red will be heading to theaters outside Japan. There’s no exact release date yet for the showings. However, it did confirm One Piece Red will appear in Australia, Canada, the US, and Australia in Fall 2022. It also promised additional details at Anime Expo on July 2, 2022. (siliconera.com)

Online casinos have redefined the gambling experience as it can now be done wherever you are in the world, and at whatever time you find convenient. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan's Sapporo Holdings on Friday announced that it will acquire U.S. craft beer maker Stone Brewing for $168 million, in a foray into the country's growing microbrew market. (Nikkein)

Sharp plans to adopt English as its official language next year, CEO Wu Po-hsuan said Thursday, as the company ramps up efforts to bolster its TV and home appliance business in the U.S. and Europe. ()

A Japanese government survey shows that nearsightedness is starting to occur at an early age, affecting 6th-graders at the same level as adults. (NHK)

Maid cafes first appeared in Akihabara in 2001. The prices for food and drinks are relatively higher than normal coffee shops. (Japan explorer)

Motor industry giant Toyota is recalling 2,700 of its first mass-produced all-electric vehicles over concerns their wheels may fall off. (BBC)

ULTRA Japan will make its return on Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, September 18, 2022, for the festival’s seventh edition. (edmtunes.com)

Cannabis is increasingly being smuggled into Japan in liquid form, according to Tokyo Customs authorities. (Asahi)

The city of Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, has lost a USB device containing the personal information of more than 460,000 residents. (NHK)

Mizuho Research Institute Chairman and former Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Takehiko Nakao discusses the weakness in the yen, the Japanese economy and what he thinks the BOJ should do. (Bloomberg Markets and Finance)

Honda Motor and three Japanese rivals plan to discontinue about 20 motorcycle models by the end of this year, Nikkei has learned, in response to tougher emissions standards to be implemented in Japan in the fall. (Nikkei)

Hulu Japan is on board for the second season of The Mediapro Studio’s drama series The Head, which recently began filming in Tenerife in the Canary Islands. (c21media.net)

Japan is so different from what most Americans are used to that its very easy to get lost just by walking around. (Cash Jordan)

Police have arrested a 24-year-old journalist on suspicion of stealing food items from a convenience store in Shari, Hokkaido, where she had been assigned to cover the sinking of a tour boat. (Japan Today)

Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei has marked a Major League Baseball career high of 13 strikeouts and earned his 6th win of the season. (NHK)

PLOT: On a camping trip in Hawaii, three art students bet on who can tell the best supernatural story. According to the rules, each tale must have three items: a metaphysical piece, a character with green eyes, and a Japanese location. (JoBlo Horror Trailers)

Looking at Japan from the outside, in many ways it looks like a model country - the 3rd biggest economy in the world with world-famous companies, extremely safe cities, a healthy population, and advanced technology and automation everywhere. (Explained with Dom)

While countries like Australia and the United Kingdom have banned child sex dolls because their governments considered the products to be child abuse material, in Japan, they’re completely legal. (VICE)

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday. (Japan Today)

With the rise of online casinos and online gambling platforms, gone are the days where you have to dress up and drive to the nearest casino in order to enjoy a good slot game. (newsonjapan.com)